OpenAI: o4 Mini Deep Research
Analysis Summary
OpenAI: o4 Mini Deep Research sits in the Professional tier on our leaderboard, ranked #10 of 565 published models on overall intelligence. At $2.00 input and $8.00 output per 1M tokens, it is among the most expensive on the market. It offers a generous context window for extended reasoning and code review and supports tool use, function calling, vision, and reasoning.
Editorial notes
OpenAI o4 Mini Deep Research combines strong math and livecodebench scores with vision support and moderate pricing, offering a cost-effective research-oriented option from a trusted provider.
Assessed May 31, 2026
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Performance Profile
How OpenAI: o4 Mini Deep Research compares
OpenAI: o4 Mini Deep Research ranks #90 of 370 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #106 of 307 for coding. Its 200K-token context window is larger than 66% of the models we list. At $2.00 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 16% of comparable models.
About OpenAI: o4 Mini Deep Research
o4-mini-deep-research is OpenAI's faster, more affordable deep research modelāideal for tackling complex, multi-step research tasks. Note: This model always uses the 'web_search' tool which adds additional cost.
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Model Information
| OpenRouter ID |
openai/o4-mini-deep-research
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| Provider | openai |
| Release Date | October 10, 2025 |
| Context Length | 200,000 tokens |
| Max Completion | 100,000 tokens |
| Status | Active |
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $2.00 | $0.002000 |
| Output | $8.00 | $0.008000 |
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Frequently asked questions about OpenAI: o4 Mini Deep Research
How much does OpenAI: o4 Mini Deep Research cost?
OpenAI: o4 Mini Deep Research costs $2.00 per million input tokens and $8.00 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of OpenAI: o4 Mini Deep Research?
OpenAI: o4 Mini Deep Research has a context window of 200,000 tokens (200K).
Is OpenAI: o4 Mini Deep Research good for coding?
On our coding benchmark index, OpenAI: o4 Mini Deep Research ranks #106 of 307 models, placing it in the broader range of the field for code generation and debugging.
What can OpenAI: o4 Mini Deep Research do?
OpenAI: o4 Mini Deep Research supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.
Who created OpenAI: o4 Mini Deep Research?
OpenAI: o4 Mini Deep Research is developed by OpenAI and was released on October 10, 2025.
