OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini Search Preview
Analysis Summary
OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini Search Preview sits in the Efficient tier on our leaderboard, ranked #246 of 557 published models on overall intelligence. At $0.150 input and $0.600 output per 1M tokens, it is among the most expensive on the market. It offers a standard large context window.
Editorial notes
GPT-4o-mini Search Preview is a lightweight search-augmented variant with limited reasoning depth; useful for simple web-grounded queries but outclassed by current-generation models on most business tasks.
Assessed May 14, 2026
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Performance Profile
GPT-4o mini Search Preview is a specialized model for web search in Chat Completions. It is trained to understand and execute web search queries.
Benchmark Scores
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Model Information
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.15 | $0.000150 |
| Output | $0.60 | $0.000600 |
Live Performance
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