GPT-5 Image Mini vs o4 Mini Deep Research

Compare GPT-5 Image Mini from OpenAI and o4 Mini Deep Research from OpenAI on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the OpenRouter API.

GPT-5 Image Mini vs o4 Mini Deep Research: side-by-side summary

GPT-5 Image Mini and o4 Mini Deep Research are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

GPT-5 Image Mini, from OpenAI, has a 400,000-token context window and is priced at $2.50/M tokens input, $8/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

o4 Mini Deep Research, from OpenAI, has a 200,000-token context window and is priced by the provider serving it on OpenRouter.

Context window

GPT-5 Image Mini: 400,000 tokens
o4 Mini Deep Research: 200,000 tokens

Price

GPT-5 Image Mini: $2.50/M tokens input, $8/M tokens output
o4 Mini Deep Research: Pricing varies by provider

Provided by

GPT-5 Image Mini: OpenAI
o4 Mini Deep Research: OpenAI

GPT-5 Image Mini vs o4 Mini Deep Research at a glance

GPT-5 Image Mini vs o4 Mini Deep Research comparison
Attribute	GPT-5 Image Mini	o4 Mini Deep Research
Input price	Not applicable	Pricing varies by provider
Output price	Not applicable	Pricing varies by provider
Context window	400,000 tokens	200,000 tokens
Intelligence Index	Not available	Not available
Coding Index	Not available	Not available
Agentic Index	Not available	Not available
Latency (p50)	9.79 s	Not available
Throughput (p50)	95.0 tok/s	Not available

Frequently asked questions

Which has the longer context window, GPT-5 Image Mini or o4 Mini Deep Research?

GPT-5 Image Mini has the longer context window at 400,000 tokens, compared with 200,000 tokens for o4 Mini Deep Research.

GPT-5 Image Mini vs o4 Mini Deep Research

GPT-5 Image Mini vs o4 Mini Deep Research

Overview