o1-mini

OpenAI chatreasoning Free

API ID: openai/o1-mini

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Input Price
Free
/1M tokens
Output Price
Free
/1M tokens

About o1-mini

The latest and strongest model family from OpenAI, o1 is designed to spend more time thinking before responding. The o1 models are optimized for math, science, programming, and other STEM-related tasks. They consistently exhibit PhD-level accuracy on benchmarks in physics, chemistry, and biology. Learn more in the [launch announcement](https://openai.com/o1). Note: This model is currently experimental and not suitable for production use-cases, and may be heavily rate-limited.

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#6 lowest price among 1240 Chat models — Top 20% cheapest!

Model Specifications

Context Length
128k
Max Output
—
Release Date
2024-09-12
Capabilities
chat reasoning
Input Modalities
text
Output Modalities
text

Best For

  • Complex reasoning, math problems, multi-step logic
  • Conversations, content writing, general assistance

Consider Alternatives For

  • Image understanding (needs vision capability)
  • Simple Q&A (cheaper models available)
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🚀 Quick Start

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OpenAI Python SDK 
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI()

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="openai/o1-mini",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

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