GPT · Fast / Budget · 128K context window

GPT 4o Mini pricing for security review

$0.002400 per call at 6,000 input / 2,500 output tokens.

Per call

$0.002400

10K calls/mo

$24

Cache savings

50% off input

Batch savings

50% off all

Calculate your GPT 4o Mini costs

Adjust token counts, volume, and discount toggles to model your security review spend. Prices verified daily against provider pricing pages.

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Estimated cost

Monthly cost
$24
10,000 calls/month
Cost per call$0.002400
Daily cost$0.80
Input rate$0.15/MTok
Output rate$0.60/MTok
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Quick start

Call GPT 4o Mini with the OpenAI Python SDK:

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI()
response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="gpt-4o-mini",
    max_tokens=2500,
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Your prompt here"}]
)
# Cost: ~$0.002400 per call at standard rates
# Input:  $0.15/MTok
# Output: $0.60/MTok

How GPT 4o Mini compares on cost

Per-call cost for all models scoring 50+ on security review benchmarks. Hover for details.

Cheapest viable option: Claude Sonnet 5 at $0.0370/call (-1442% less, 96/100 quality).

What drives security review cost

Security review is the code task where quality is worth paying for: a missed vulnerability costs more than the entire year's inference bill. Input is large (the code plus the threat context) and output is moderate. This is the clearest case on this list for choosing a top-ranked model over the cheapest viable one, and for not batching away the latency you need in CI.

For GPT 4o Mini specifically, that means output tokens cost 4.0x more than input, at $0.60 vs $0.15 per MTok. At this use case’s 6,000/2,500 token split, output accounts for 63% of the $0.002400 per-call cost.

Complete GPT 4o Mini pricing breakdown

Standard token rates

Direction$/MTokTokens per call
Input$0.156,000
Output$0.602,500

Prompt caching: 50% off input tokens

Caching drops input cost from $0.15 to $0.07/MTok. For repeated system prompts, that saves $0.000450 per call.

Batch API: 50% off all tokens

Submit requests asynchronously and receive 50% off all token costs. This works best for offline pipelines where latency requirements are flexible.

Monthly cost projections

Monthly volumeCost per callStandard monthlyCached monthlyYou save with caching
10,000 calls$0.002400$24$19.5$4.5
50,000 calls$0.002400$120$97.5$22.5
100,000 calls$0.002400$240$195$45
500,000 calls$0.002400$1,200$975$225
1,000,000 calls$0.002400$2,400$1,950$450

GPT 4o Mini quality benchmarks for security review

Benchmark data for security review is pending for GPT 4o Mini. Test against your own evaluation suite before moving to production.

Performance across all task types

GPT 4o Mini scores by task type. Security Review highlighted.

Task typeConfidence scoreRank out of 72

Confidence scores are a third-party benchmark snapshot from week 29 of 2026. This snapshot is 10 weeks old, so treat the scores as directional and validate against your own evals.

Alternative models for security review

6 models score 80+ on security review benchmarks, sorted by input rate. Cheapest: Claude Sonnet 5 (-1442% less, 96/100 quality).

ModelProviderInput $/MTokOutput $/MTokQualityPer callvs GPT
Claude Sonnet 5Claude$2.00$10.0096/100$0.03701442% more
Claude Sonnet 4.6Claude$3.00$15.0095/100$0.05552212% more
GPT 5.6 SolGPT$4.00$20.0092/100$0.07402983% more
Claude Opus 4.8Claude$5.00$25.0094/100$0.09253754% more
GPT 5.5GPT$5.00$30.0090/100$0.10504275% more
Claude Fable 5Claude$10.00$50.0095/100$0.18507608% more

About GPT 4o Mini

Provider

GPT

Tier

Fast / Budget

Context

128K tokens

Released

Not published

Backfilled on 2026-09-23. Prices confirmed by the provider pricing page and the LiteLLM cross-check. Release date not published in a machine-readable source. Not yet benchmarked, so never recommended.

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GPT 5.5Flagship$5.00$30.001,050K
GPT 5.4Mid-tier$2.50$15.001,050K
GPT 5.6 SolFlagship$4.00$20.00922K
GPT 5.6 TerraMid-tier$2.00$12.00922K
GPT 5.6 LunaFast / Budget$0.20$1.20922K
GPT 3.5 TurboFast / Budget$0.50$1.5016.385K
GPT 3.5 Turbo (0125)Fast / Budget$0.50$1.5016.385K
GPT 4 (0613)Flagship$30.00$60.008.192K
GPT 4 Turbo (2024-04-09)Flagship$10.00$30.00128K
GPT 4.1Mid-tier$2.00$8.001,047.576K
GPT 4.1 MiniFast / Budget$0.40$1.601,047.576K
GPT 4.1 NanoFast / Budget$0.10$0.401,047.576K
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GPT 4o (2024-05-13)Flagship$5.00$15.00128K
GPT 5Mid-tier$1.25$10.00272K
GPT 5 MiniFast / Budget$0.25$2.00272K
GPT 5 NanoFast / Budget$0.05$0.40272K
GPT 5 ProFlagship$15.00$120.00400K
GPT 5.1Mid-tier$1.25$10.00272K
GPT 5.2Mid-tier$1.75$14.00272K
GPT 5.2 ProFlagship$21.00$168.00272K
GPT 5.4 MiniFast / Budget$0.75$4.50272K
GPT 5.4 NanoFast / Budget$0.20$1.25272K
GPT 5.4 ProFlagship$30.00$180.001,050K
GPT 5.5 ProFlagship$30.00$180.001,050K
GPT 6 AstraFlagship$10.00$50.00922K
GPT 6 LunaFast / Budget$0.10$0.50922K
GPT 6 SolFlagship$2.00$10.00922K
o1Flagship$15.00$60.00200K
o1 ProFlagship$150.00$600.00200K
o3Mid-tier$2.00$8.00200K
o3 MiniFast / Budget$1.10$4.40200K
o3 ProFlagship$20.00$80.00200K
o4 MiniFast / Budget$1.10$4.40200K

You can compare GPT 4o Mini head-to-head against any other model on our model comparison pages, or track how pricing has changed over time on the pricing history tracker.

Frequently asked questions

How much does GPT 4o Mini cost for security review per API call?

A typical security review call using GPT 4o Mini costs about $0.002400 per call. This estimate uses 6,000 input tokens and 2,500 output tokens at standard rates. Standard rates are $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens.

Is GPT 4o Mini the best model for security review?

Our benchmark data does not yet include a security review ranking for GPT 4o Mini. We recommend testing it against your own evaluation criteria before production usage.

What is the cheapest model for security review with good quality?

The most affordable model for security review above 80/100 quality is Claude Sonnet 5. It comes from Claude at $2.00 per million input tokens. Output costs $10.00 per million tokens with a quality score of 96/100. Switching from GPT 4o Mini to Claude Sonnet 5 saves about -1442% per API call.

How can I reduce my GPT 4o Mini costs for security review?

Three strategies lower GPT 4o Mini costs for this task type effectively. Prompt caching gives a 50% discount on input tokens when reusing system prompts. The batch API gives 50% off all tokens for asynchronous processing workloads. Prompt optimization reduces token counts through more concise instructions and context windows. Combining caching with batching brings your cost from $0.002400 to about $0.000600 per call.

How does GPT 4o Mini pricing compare to other GPT models?

GPT has 34 other models alongside GPT 4o Mini today: GPT 5.5 at $5.00/$30.00 per million tokens (flagship), GPT 5.4 at $2.50/$15.00 per million tokens (mid-tier), GPT 5.6 Sol at $4.00/$20.00 per million tokens (flagship), GPT 5.6 Terra at $2.00/$12.00 per million tokens (mid-tier), GPT 5.6 Luna at $0.20/$1.20 per million tokens (fast / budget), GPT 3.5 Turbo at $0.50/$1.50 per million tokens (fast / budget), GPT 3.5 Turbo (0125) at $0.50/$1.50 per million tokens (fast / budget), GPT 4 (0613) at $30.00/$60.00 per million tokens (flagship), GPT 4 Turbo (2024-04-09) at $10.00/$30.00 per million tokens (flagship), GPT 4.1 at $2.00/$8.00 per million tokens (mid-tier), GPT 4.1 Mini at $0.40/$1.60 per million tokens (fast / budget), GPT 4.1 Nano at $0.10/$0.40 per million tokens (fast / budget), GPT 4o at $2.50/$10.00 per million tokens (mid-tier), GPT 4o (2024-05-13) at $5.00/$15.00 per million tokens (flagship), GPT 5 at $1.25/$10.00 per million tokens (mid-tier), GPT 5 Mini at $0.25/$2.00 per million tokens (fast / budget), GPT 5 Nano at $0.05/$0.40 per million tokens (fast / budget), GPT 5 Pro at $15.00/$120.00 per million tokens (flagship), GPT 5.1 at $1.25/$10.00 per million tokens (mid-tier), GPT 5.2 at $1.75/$14.00 per million tokens (mid-tier), GPT 5.2 Pro at $21.00/$168.00 per million tokens (flagship), GPT 5.4 Mini at $0.75/$4.50 per million tokens (fast / budget), GPT 5.4 Nano at $0.20/$1.25 per million tokens (fast / budget), GPT 5.4 Pro at $30.00/$180.00 per million tokens (flagship), GPT 5.5 Pro at $30.00/$180.00 per million tokens (flagship), GPT 6 Astra at $10.00/$50.00 per million tokens (flagship), GPT 6 Luna at $0.10/$0.50 per million tokens (fast / budget), GPT 6 Sol at $2.00/$10.00 per million tokens (flagship), o1 at $15.00/$60.00 per million tokens (flagship), o1 Pro at $150.00/$600.00 per million tokens (flagship), o3 at $2.00/$8.00 per million tokens (mid-tier), o3 Mini at $1.10/$4.40 per million tokens (fast / budget), o3 Pro at $20.00/$80.00 per million tokens (flagship), o4 Mini at $1.10/$4.40 per million tokens (fast / budget). The right choice depends on whether your security review workload prioritizes quality, cost, or speed.

What context window does GPT 4o Mini support?

GPT 4o Mini supports a context window of 128K tokens per API call. This sets the maximum combined length of your input prompt and generated response. For security review, typical calls use 6,000 input and 2,500 output tokens. That is well within this limit, leaving room for longer prompts or multi-turn conversations.

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