GPT-4o (2024-05-13) vs GPT-4o-mini Search Preview (Comparative Analysis)
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Comparative Analysis: GPT-4o (2024-05-13) vs. GPT-4o-mini Search Preview
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Overview
GPT-4o (2024-05-13) was released 10 months before GPT-4o-mini Search Preview.
 GPT-4o (2024-05-13) | GPT-4o-mini Search Preview | |
|---|---|---|
Model Provider The organization behind this AI's development | OpenAI | OpenAI |
Input Context Window Maximum input tokens this model can process at once | 128K tokens | 128K tokens |
Output Token Limit Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once | 4.1K tokens | 16.4K tokens |
Release Date When this model first became publicly available | May 13, 2024 2 years ago May 13th, 2024 | March 12, 2025 1 year ago March 12th, 2025 |
Knowledge Cutoff Latest training-data date reported by the provider | October 31, 2023 | October 31, 2023 |
Capabilities & Features
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GPT-4o (2024-05-13) | GPT-4o-mini Search Preview | |
|---|---|---|
Input Types Supported input formats | 📝Text🖼️Image📁File | 📝Text |
Output Types Supported output formats | 📝Text | 📝Text |
Tokenizer Text encoding system | GPT | GPT |
Key Features Advanced capabilities | ✓Function Calling✓Structured OutputReasoning Mode✓Content Moderation | Function Calling✓Structured OutputReasoning Mode✓Content Moderation |
Pricing
GPT-4o (2024-05-13) is roughly 33.3x more expensive compared to GPT-4o-mini Search Preview for input tokens and roughly 25.0x more expensive for output tokens.
| GPT-4o (2024-05-13) | GPT-4o-mini Search Preview | |
|---|---|---|
Input Token Cost Cost per million input tokens | $5.00 per million tokens | $0.15 per million tokens |
Output Token Cost Cost per million output tokens | $15.00 per million tokens | $0.60 per million tokens |
Web Search Cost Additional cost for each web search operation | Not specified | $0.0275 per search |
Benchmarks
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| GPT-4o (2024-05-13) | GPT-4o-mini Search Preview | |
|---|---|---|
Coding Index Programming performance across independent evaluations | 24.2 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | Benchmark not available. |
At a Glance
Quick overview of what makes GPT-4o (2024-05-13) and GPT-4o-mini Search Preview unique.
GPT-4o (2024-05-13) by OpenAI understands both text and images, can use external tools and APIs, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 128K token context window. Premium pricing at $5.00/M input and $15.00/M output tokens. Includes built-in content moderation for safer outputs. Released May 13th, 2024.GPT-4o-mini Search Preview by OpenAI generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 128K token context window. Very affordable at $0.15/M input and $0.60/M output tokens. Includes built-in content moderation for safer outputs. Released March 12th, 2025.Explore More Comparisons
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