OpenAI

O3 MiniMiniStandard: o3

OpenAI • API Price Comparison

📏 Context: 200,000 tokensReleased Feb 12, 2025

O3 Mini is a large language model by OpenAI with a 200K-token context window. Across the 2 API channels tracked here, input pricing ranges from $1.10 per 1M input tokens; the cheapest is Azure OpenAI at $1.10 per 1M input tokens. None of the tracked channels are directly reachable from mainland China without a proxy or VPN. Prices are collected daily from official provider pages and every tracked channel, then cross-checked by a data-accuracy audit.

Model performance benchmarks

Scores retain their original benchmark, version and metric. We do not combine them into a site-wide score; results from different versions are not directly comparable.

74.8%
DiamondArtificial Analysis current suite · ACCURACYAs of 2026-09-15
7.9%
Text onlyArtificial Analysis current suite · ACCURACYAs of 2026-09-04
39.9%
MainArtificial Analysis current suite · PASS_RATEAs of 2026-09-04
6.8%
HardArtificial Analysis current suite · SUCCESS_RATEAs of 2026-09-15
💰 Cheapest Option
Azure OpenAI
$1.10/1M input
$4.40/1M output
🏢 Official Price
N/A
No official channel available
🇨🇳 Best in China
No China-friendly options
📊 Channel Price Comparison
Compare o3-mini API prices across all available channels • 2 channels available
ChannelTypeInput / 1MOutput / 1MRate LimitChinavs Official
Azure OpenAI💰 Best Price
云厂商$1.10$4.40---
OpenRouter
聚合平台$1.10$4.40---
📈 Price History
Every scraper-detected price change is recorded. Same-day multiple changes take the last value; unchanged channels carry the last observed price forward.
150 changes · 1/1 channels
💵 Estimated Monthly Costs
Based on typical usage patterns (input:output = 2:1 ratio); all channels converted to USD for comparison
Usage LevelTokens/MonthAzure OpenAIOpenRouter
🐣 Light0.1M in + 0.1M out$0.33$0.33
📊 Medium1.0M in + 0.5M out$3.30$3.30
🚀 Heavy10.0M in + 5.0M out$33.00$33.00
🏢 Enterprise100.0M in + 50.0M out$330.00$330.00

Frequently asked questions about o3-mini

What is the cheapest API provider for O3 Mini?

Of the channels tracked here, Azure OpenAI is the cheapest at $1.10 per 1M input tokens and $4.40 per 1M output tokens (about $1.10 per 1M input). Confirm on the provider's page; figures are updated daily.

Can I use O3 Mini from mainland China?

None of the tracked channels are directly reachable from mainland China; reaching the official or international channels normally requires a proxy or VPN.

What is the context window of O3 Mini?

O3 Mini offers a 200,000-token context window.

How often are O3 Mini prices updated, and how reliable is the data?

Prices are scraped daily from official pricing pages and every tracked channel, with every significant change recorded in a price-history log. A daily read-only data audit cross-checks each channel against the model producer's published price and flags stale or inconsistent rows for correction.

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