GPT-4o mini API Pricing
14 available providers and 13 live price sources tracked, including 1 official provider.
Data snapshot:
30-second decision
- Lowest recorded input price: $0.0062/1M tokens
- Compare official API and relay quotes with their service terms
- Choose this model for repeatable, latency-sensitive, or high-volume workloads where unit cost matters.
Task fit and model switching guide
Derived from official positioning and current ComputeUnion provider and pricing data.
Discount vs official API
Input-price difference for the same model; negative values are above official price.
Price composition
Input and output remain paired within each provider quote.
Capability radar
Task-fit levels derived from official positioning, not an independent benchmark.
Channel cost and evidence map
X-axis is observed example monthly cost; Y-axis is price-evidence strength.
External capability comparison
Not enough verified related-model data is available for comparison.
Choose a related model for GPT-4o mini
Compare price, capability, and provider coverage; select a model name for its detail page.
| Model | Official role | Official input/output | External score | Providers | Lowest example monthly cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | Not classified | $1 / $5 | — | 20 | $0.05 |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash | Not classified | $0.3 / $2.5 | — | 19 | $0.02 |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Not classified | $0.1 / $0.4 | — | 17 | $0.01 |
- Prices: current official and provider quotes in ComputeUnion, calculated within each provider.
- Capability: official task positioning plus safely matched Artificial Analysis metrics; neither is presented as a ComputeUnion benchmark.
- Evidence: official, live API, platform-submitted, and unreviewed quotes remain visibly separated.
Best-fit tasks
- Best suited to extraction and classification.
- Best suited to high-volume processing.
- Best suited to cost-sensitive workloads.
When to switch models
- Compare GPT-4.1 mini when stronger capability is needed without ignoring cost.
- Compare GPT-4.1 nano for batch, repeatable, or cost-sensitive workloads.
ComputeUnion market view
- ComputeUnion currently tracks 14 providers, including 1 official and 13 live price sources.
- The lowest recorded input price is 95.9% below the official input price; a lower price does not imply better reliability, limits, or refund terms.
Task guidance is generated by fixed rules from official positioning and ComputeUnion market data; it is not an independent benchmark or guarantee.
Provider summary and buying decision
Evidence tier first, then normalized price within each tier.
| Provider / operator | Price evidence | Public operating history | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | API docs | Refund policy | Payment / invoice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure OpenAIunknown | Official price sourcePlatform page ↗Observed: | —Unknown | $0.15 | $0.60 | View docs ↗ | Not provided | —unknown |
| TreeRouterunknown | Live API pricePlatform page ↗Observed: | —Unknown | $0.0062 | $0.0031 | View docs ↗ | Not provided | alipay · wechatunknown |
| RunAPIunknown | Live API pricePlatform page ↗Observed: | —Unknown | $0.0083 | $0.0331 | View docs ↗ | Not provided | alipay · wechatunknown |
| ProAI APIunknown | Live API pricePlatform page ↗Observed: | —Unknown | $0.0108 | $0.043 | View docs ↗ | Not provided | alipay · wechatunknown |
| UiUiAPIunknown | Live API pricePlatform page ↗Observed: | —Unknown | $0.0193 | $0.0772 | View docs ↗ | Not provided | alipay · wechat · visa · mastercardunknown |
| EasyRouterunknown | Live API pricePlatform page ↗Observed: | —Unknown | $0.0207 | $0.0828 | View docs ↗ | Not provided | alipay · wechatunknown |
| LaoZhang APIunknown | Live API pricePlatform page ↗Observed: | —Unknown | $0.0207 | $0.0828 | View docs ↗ | Not provided | alipay · wechatunknown |
| PoloAPIunknown | Live API pricePlatform page ↗Observed: | —Unknown | $0.0207 | $0.0828 | View docs ↗ | Not provided | alipay · wechatunknown |
| CrazyRouterunknown | Live API pricePlatform page ↗Observed: | —Unknown | $0.0975 | $0.39 | View docs ↗ | Not provided | —unknown |
| 302.AIunknown | Live API pricePlatform page ↗Observed: | —Unknown | $0.15 | $0.60 | View docs ↗ | Not provided | alipay · visa · mastercard · amex · unionpayunknown |
| OpenRouterunknown | Live API pricePlatform page ↗Observed: | —Unknown | $0.15 | $0.60 | View docs ↗ | Not provided | visa · mastercard · cryptounknown |
| YunWu AIunknown | Live API pricePlatform page ↗Observed: | —Unknown | $0.15 | $0.60 | View docs ↗ | Not provided | alipay · wechatunknown |
| OhMyGPTunknown | Live API pricePlatform page ↗Observed: | —Unknown | $0.165 | $0.66 | View docs ↗ | Not provided | alipay · wechatunknown |
| Poixe AIunknown | Live API pricePlatform page ↗Observed: | —Unknown | $1.80 | $7.20 | View docs ↗ | Not provided | alipay · wechat · visa · mastercardunknown |
Platform-submitted information or domain verification does not mean the price was independently checked and is not a ComputeUnion guarantee of pricing, availability, refunds, compliance, invoices, or service quality.
GPT-4o mini price history
Observed input-price changes across providers over the last 30/90 days.
Unit: $/1M tokens
Estimate monthly cost
The estimate uses the displayed price without assuming discounts or cache hits.
FAQ
How is GPT-4o mini API priced?
Input and output tokens are billed separately. The current recorded official baseline is $0.1500 input / $0.6000 output per 1M tokens.
Which provider is cheapest for GPT-4o mini?
The lowest recorded input price is $0.0062/1M tokens from TreeRouter; verify provider terms and the observation date before production use.
How do official and relay prices differ?
Official and relay channels can differ in price, latency, limits, and service terms; evaluate them separately for production traffic.