O3 Mini
API model name: o3-mini
O3 Mini is OpenAI's chat model, served on the Api.Airforce unified API. Capabilities include Reasoning. It is priced at $1.16 per million input tokens and $4.62 per million output tokens. That is below the provider's $1.10 official input rate. Access it through the OpenAI-compatible API with one key, alongside 100+ other models on Api.Airforce.
Pricing
Api.Airforce price vs. the provider's official rate.
Specifications
- Provider
- OpenAI
- Type
- chat model
Capabilities
Benchmarks
Independent evaluations and measured speed from Artificial Analysis.
o3-mini · 15.7–19.2
Source: Benchmark data by Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai)
What is O3 Mini used for?
- Chatbots & assistants — conversational AI, drafting, summarizing and Q&A.
- Complex reasoning — math, coding and step-by-step problem solving.
O3 Mini vs. similar models
| Model | Intelligence | Context | Input / 1M | Output / 1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O3 Mini | 19.2 | — | $1.16 | $4.62 |
| Babbage 002 | — | — | $0.34 | $0.34 |
| Chatgpt 4o Latest | — | — | $2.75 | $14.50 |
| Codex Auto Review | — | — | $0.33 | $1.99 |
Prices are Api.Airforce pay-as-you-go rates per 1M tokens. Context is the maximum input length.
Related models
O3 Mini — frequently asked questions
- How much does O3 Mini cost?
- O3 Mini is billed pay-as-you-go at $1.16 per 1M input tokens and $4.62 per 1M output tokens. There is no subscription — you only pay for what you use.
- What can O3 Mini do?
- O3 Mini supports Reasoning.
- Is O3 Mini free to use?
- O3 Mini is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.
- How do I use O3 Mini via the API?
- O3 Mini is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID o3-mini with your Api.Airforce API key.
- Who makes O3 Mini?
- O3 Mini is OpenAI's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 100+ other models.
Use O3 Mini via the API
OpenAI-compatible — point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass o3-mini as the model.
curl https://api.airforce/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AIRFORCE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "o3-mini",
"messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello!" }]
}'from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.airforce/v1", api_key="$AIRFORCE_API_KEY")
r = client.chat.completions.create(
model="o3-mini",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(r.choices[0].message.content)import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({ baseURL: "https://api.airforce/v1", apiKey: process.env.AIRFORCE_API_KEY });
const r = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "o3-mini",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(r.choices[0].message.content);