o1-mini
Analysis Summary
o1-mini is a compact OpenAI reasoning model from September 2024. Its intelligence index is 9.8, with GPQA at 0.603 and MMLU-Pro at 0.742. The LiveCodeBench result of 0.576 is a relative bright spot in the supplied evidence, though no coding index, pricing, context length, or tool-use information is provided.
That profile makes it more defensible for limited coding trials than for broad content, research, or agent workflows. The available benchmarks do not establish reliable instruction following, long-document handling, or production tool use, so client-facing adoption would require task-specific validation. Without pricing and deployment details, cost-effectiveness cannot be confirmed. Keep it for controlled coding comparisons rather than selecting it as a general-purpose model for current client work.
Assessed September 23, 2026
Editorial notes
o1-mini has a low overall intelligence result but a comparatively strong LiveCodeBench result, making it more relevant to coding experiments than general client work.
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DFO Verdict
o1-mini has a low overall intelligence result but a comparatively strong LiveCodeBench result, making it more relevant to coding experiments than general client work.
Benchmarks
Artificial Analysis data refreshed Oct 8, 2026. Arena ratings from the Oct 2, 2026 text leaderboard, with style control. Bars: magenta = reasoning, ink = coding and agents, cyan = instructions and long context.
Artificial Analysis has not published coding or agentic results for o1-mini yet. Until it does, the model sits below tested models on the Coding and AI Agents lists.
How o1-mini compares
O1-mini ranks #225 of 435 AI models we track for overall intelligence. o1-mini is currently free to use via OpenRouter.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
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.