OpenAI o4-mini

Text & chatDeprecatedAvailable
by OpenAIModel ID: openai-o4-mini

OpenAI's o4-mini reasoning model. A cost-efficient reasoning model that trades some depth for much lower price and latency, good for high-volume math and code tasks.

Price · 1M in / out
US$1.32 / US$5.28
Context
200,000 tokens
Max. output
100,000 tokens
Input → output
Text + Image → Text
Developer
OpenAI
Updated
23 September 2026

The provider is phasing this model out.

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About OpenAI o4-mini

TL;DRAs of 23 September 2026

OpenAI o4-mini is a model by OpenAI in the Text & chat category. On Railwail, OpenAI o4-mini costs US$1.32 per 1M input tokens and US$5.28 per 1M output tokens. The context window holds 200,000 tokens, and one response can be up to 100,000 tokens long.

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Pricing

Prices in US dollars. Usage is charged from prepaid credits.
InputUS$1.32 / 1M tokens
OutputUS$5.28 / 1M tokens
  • Billed by the tokens each request actually uses.
  • 1 credit = US$0.01

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US$0.40

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US$0.004 · 0.4 credits

Each request is rounded up to 0.01 credits.

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API

Call OpenAI o4-mini with your Railwail API key. Use this model ID in the request:
curl https://railwail.com/api/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAILWAIL_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "openai-o4-mini",
    "messages": [
      {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "Explain what a vector database is in two sentences."
      }
    ],
    "max_tokens": 1024
  }'
Set your key as RAILWAIL_API_KEYCreate API key
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Specifications

Model ID
openai-o4-mini
Developer
OpenAI
Category
Text & chat
Input
Text, Image
Output
Text
Context window
200,000 tokens
Max. output
100,000 tokens
Billing
By usage (tokens or GPU time)
Lifecycle
Deprecated
Catalog entry updated
23 September 2026

Tags

  • openai
  • o-series
  • reasoning
  • cost-efficient
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Use cases

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Frequently asked questions

What is OpenAI o4-mini?

OpenAI o4-mini is a model by OpenAI in the Text & chat category. On Railwail you can call it with an API key through the Railwail API.

How much does OpenAI o4-mini cost on Railwail?

On Railwail, OpenAI o4-mini costs US$1.32 per 1M input tokens and US$5.28 per 1M output tokens. You are charged for what each request actually uses. Usage is paid from prepaid credits; 1 credit equals US$0.01.

What is the context window of OpenAI o4-mini?

The context window of OpenAI o4-mini holds 200,000 tokens. One response can be up to 100,000 tokens long.

How fast is OpenAI o4-mini?

There are not enough measured runs of OpenAI o4-mini on Railwail yet to state a run time. It depends on the input, the settings and the load at the provider.

Is OpenAI o4-mini better than Claude Fable 5.1?

That depends on the task. OpenAI o4-mini (OpenAI) and Claude Fable 5.1 (Anthropic) are both models in the Text & chat category. The comparison page shows their prices and specifications side by side.

Compare OpenAI o4-mini and Claude Fable 5.1

Can OpenAI o4-mini process images?

Yes. OpenAI o4-mini accepts images as input in addition to text.

How do I use OpenAI o4-mini through the API?

Create a Railwail API key and send your request with the model ID openai-o4-mini. Code examples for curl, Python and JavaScript are in the API section of this page.

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