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O4 Mini
API model name: o4-mini
O4 Mini is OpenAI's chat model, served on the Api.Airforce unified API. It has a 200K-token context window. Beyond text, it accepts image as input. Capabilities include Vision, Tool calling, Reasoning, Documents, Prompt caching. Knowledge cutoff: 2024-06. Access it through the OpenAI-compatible API with one key, alongside 65+ other models on Api.Airforce.
Pricing
Specifications
- Provider
- OpenAI
- Type
- chat model
- Context window
- 200K tokens
- Max output
- 100K tokens
- Knowledge cutoff
- 2024-06
- Input
- text, image
- Output
- text
- Prompt caching
- Supported
Capabilities
VisionTool callingReasoningDocumentsPrompt cachingStreaming
What is O4 Mini used for?
- Chatbots & assistants — conversational AI, drafting, summarizing and Q&A.
- Image understanding — analyze photos, screenshots, charts and scanned documents.
- Agents & automation — function calling and tool use for multi-step workflows.
- Complex reasoning — math, coding and step-by-step problem solving.
- Document analysis — summarize and answer questions across long files.
- Long-context tasks — process entire documents or codebases in a single prompt.
- Real-time experiences — stream tokens for responsive chat and apps.
O4 Mini vs. similar models
| Model | Context | Input / 1M | Output / 1M |
|---|---|---|---|
| O4 Mini | 200K | — | — |
| Gpt 3.5 | — | — | — |
| Gpt 3.5 Turbo 16k | — | — | — |
| Gpt 4 | 8K | $6.42 | $12.84 |
Prices are Api.Airforce pay-as-you-go rates per 1M tokens. Context is the maximum input length.
Related models
Chatgpt ImageOpenAIDall E 2OpenAI · $10.00 / 1MDall E 3OpenAI · $20.00 / 1MGpt 3.5OpenAIGpt 3.5 Turbo 16kOpenAIGpt 4OpenAI · $6.42 / 1MGpt 4 0125OpenAI · $2.13 / 1MGpt 4 1106OpenAI · $2.13 / 1MGpt 4 32kOpenAIGpt 4 AllOpenAI · $5.13 / 1MGpt 4 TurboOpenAI · $2.13 / 1MGpt 4 VisionOpenAI · $2.13 / 1M
O4 Mini — frequently asked questions
- How much does O4 Mini cost?
- O4 Mini is billed per generation rather than per token. See the pricing page for the current rate.
- What is the context window of O4 Mini?
- O4 Mini supports a context window of up to 200K tokens. It can return up to 100K tokens in a single response.
- What can O4 Mini do?
- O4 Mini supports Vision, Tool calling, Reasoning, Documents, Prompt caching.
- Is O4 Mini free to use?
- O4 Mini is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.
- How do I use O4 Mini via the API?
- O4 Mini is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID o4-mini with your Api.Airforce API key.
- Who makes O4 Mini?
- O4 Mini is OpenAI's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 65+ other models.
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Use O4 Mini via the API
OpenAI-compatible — point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass o4-mini as the model.
cURL
curl https://api.airforce/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AIRFORCE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "o4-mini",
"messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello!" }]
}'Python
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.airforce/v1", api_key="$AIRFORCE_API_KEY")
r = client.chat.completions.create(
model="o4-mini",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(r.choices[0].message.content)JavaScript
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: "o4-mini",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(r.choices[0].message.content);