o1-mini
Analysis Summary
OpenAI's o1-mini was released in September 2024 as a lightweight reasoning-focused model. It posts a respectable GPQA score of 0.603 and a LiveCodeBench score of 0.576, showing genuine coding and science reasoning capability for its size class. However, it sits well below current-generation models on the intelligence index.
For businesses, o1-mini is best suited to coding assistance and structured reasoning tasks where cost efficiency matters more than frontier-level accuracy. It lacks agentic, vision, and tool-use data, which limits its fit for complex multi-step workflows or document-heavy pipelines.
With no pricing data available and several newer OpenAI models now available, o1-mini is largely superseded. Teams already on the OpenAI platform may find it useful as a lightweight coding assistant, but new adopters should evaluate current-generation alternatives first.
Assessed June 17, 2026
Editorial notes
OpenAI's o1-mini is a compact reasoning model with strong coding benchmarks and GPQA performance, but it is several generations behind current OpenAI flagships and lacks pricing, agentic, or vision data.
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Performance Profile
How o1-mini compares
O1-mini ranks #182 of 382 AI models we track for overall intelligence. o1-mini is currently free to use via OpenRouter.
Benchmark Scores
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Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face
How does o1-mini stack up?
Compare side-by-side with other emerging models.
Model Information
| Provider | OpenAI |
| Release Date | September 12, 2024 |
| Status | Active |
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Frequently asked questions about o1-mini
How much does o1-mini cost?
o1-mini is currently available for free via OpenRouter.
Who created o1-mini?
o1-mini is developed by OpenAI and was released on September 12, 2024.
