GPT-4 vs GPT-4o Mini (Which is Better in 2024?)

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Comparative Analysis: GPT-4 vs. GPT-4o Mini

Overview

GPT-4 was released 1 year before GPT-4o Mini.
GPT-4GPT-4
GPT-4o MiniGPT-4o Mini
Model Provider
The organization behind this AI's development
OpenAI logoOpenAI
OpenAI logoOpenAI
Input Context Window
Maximum input tokens this model can process at once
8192
tokens
128.0K
tokens
Output Token Limit
Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once
8192
tokens
16.4K
tokens
Release Date
When this model first became publicly available
March 14th, 2023
July 18th, 2024

Pricing

GPT-4 is roughly 200.0x more expensive compared to GPT-4o Mini for input tokens and roughly 100.0x more expensive for output tokens.
GPT-4GPT-4
GPT-4o MiniGPT-4o Mini
Input Token Cost
Cost per million tokens fed into the model
$30.00
per million tokens
$0.15
per million tokens
Output Token Cost
Cost per million tokens generated by the model
$60.00
per million tokens
$0.60
per million tokens

Benchmarks

Compare relevant benchmarks between GPT-4 and GPT-4o Mini.
GPT-4GPT-4
GPT-4o MiniGPT-4o Mini
MMLU
Measures model's ability to answer questions across various domains
86.4
(5-shot)
82.0
(5-shot)
MMMU
Evaluates model's performance across diverse tasks and data types
34.9
59.4
HellaSwag
Assesses the model's ability to understand everyday scenarios
95.3
(10-shot)
Benchmark not available.
OpenAI logoGPT-4, developed by OpenAI, features a context window (the maximum amount of text the model can consider at once) of 8192 tokens (individual units of text or subwords). The model costs $30.00 per million tokens for input (text fed into the model) and $60.00 per million tokens for output (text generated by the model). It was made publicly available on March 14th, 2023. It has achieved impressive scores in benchmarks (standardized tests for AI models) like HellaSwag (a test of common sense reasoning) with a score of 95.3 in a 10-shot scenario (a specific testing condition) and MMLU (Massive Multitask Language Understanding, a test of general knowledge) with a score of 86.4 in a 5-shot scenario (a specific testing condition).
GPT-4o Mini, developed by OpenAI, features a context window (the maximum amount of text the model can consider at once) of 128.0K tokens (individual units of text or subwords). The model costs $0.15 per million tokens for input (text fed into the model) and $0.60 per million tokens for output (text generated by the model). It was made publicly available on July 18th, 2024. It has achieved impressive scores in benchmarks (standardized tests for AI models) like MMLU (Massive Multitask Language Understanding, a test of general knowledge) with a score of 82.0 in a 5-shot scenario (a specific testing condition).OpenAI logo

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