o4-mini Deep Research pricing
o4-mini Deep Research costs $1.00 per 1M input tokens and $4.00 per 1M output tokens as of October 2026. Tracked daily since 25 July 2026 across 94 snapshots.
Current rates
- Input: $1.00 per 1M tokens
- Output: $4.00 per 1M tokens
- Context window: 128,000 tokens
Recorded changes
| Date | Field | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 2026 | status | active | removed |
Cheaper alternatives to o4-mini Deep Research
Ranked by blended cost assuming a 3:1 input-to-output ratio, which is typical of chat and agent workloads. Only currently callable models with a comparable context window are listed.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Cheaper by |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-5.4 mini | $0.75 | $4.50 | 4% |
| Grok 4.3 | $1.25 | $2.50 | 11% |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | $0.75 | $3.75 | 14% |
| Mistral Large 3 | $0.50 | $1.50 | 57% |
| Llama 4 Maverick (400B) | $0.15 | $0.60 | 85% |
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Text
YemHub (2026). o4-mini Deep Research API pricing history. YemHub AI Pricing Index. Retrieved 26 October 2026, from https://yemhub.com/price-history/o4-mini-dr/
BibTeX
@misc{yemhub2026o4minideepresearchapipricinghi,
author = {{YemHub}},
title = {o4-mini Deep Research API pricing history},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://yemhub.com/price-history/o4-mini-dr/}},
note = {YemHub AI Pricing Index, accessed 2026-10-26}
}