OpenAI Launches Cost-Effective GPT-4o Mini Model at $0.150/1M Input Tokens, Revolutionizing AI Accessibility
What changed
chatgpt-4o-latest model added to Other Models section with pricing $5.00/1M input tokens and $15.00/1M output tokens
Fine-tuning support added for gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18 with promotional free tier (2M training tokens daily through October 31, 2024)
o1-mini reasoning model introduced with pricing $3.00/1M input tokens and $12.00/1M output tokens (output includes internal reasoning tokens), tailored to coding, math, and science
gpt-4o-2024-08-06 model variant introduced with lower pricing: $2.50/1M input tokens (50% cheaper than base gpt-4o) and $10.00/1M output tokens (33% cheaper)
Fine-tuning support added for gpt-4o-2024-08-06 with promotional free tier (1M training tokens daily through October 31, 2024)
GPT-4o mini model introduced with pricing $0.150/1M input tokens and $0.600/1M output tokens, positioned as cost-efficient replacement for GPT-3.5 Turbo
o1-preview reasoning model introduced with pricing $15.00/1M input tokens and $60.00/1M output tokens (output includes internal reasoning tokens)
Before and after
Jul 1, 2024 vs Oct 1, 2024chatgpt-4o-latest model added to Other Models section with pricing $5.00/1M input tokens and $15.00/1M output tokens
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