OpenAI: o4 Mini Deep Research

OpenAIID: openai/o4-mini-deep-research

o4-mini-deep-research is OpenAI's faster, more affordable deep research model—ideal for tackling complex, multi-step research tasks. Note: This model always uses the 'web_search' tool which adds additional cost.

Pricing per 1M Tokens

Input (Prompt)$2.00
Output (Completion)$8.00
Cache Read$0.50
Cache WriteFree
ImageN/A

Specifications

Context Length200K
Max Output Tokens100K
Input ModalitiesFile + Image + Text
Output ModalitiesText
TokenizerGPT
Instruct TypeN/A
Top Provider Context200K
Top Provider Max Output100K
ModeratedYes

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Last updated: March 23, 2026

First tracked: March 23, 2026