Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-4.5 leads with 4.6% higher average benchmark score. o3-mini offers 167.9K more tokens in context window than GPT-4.5. o3-mini is $219.50 cheaper per million tokens. GPT-4.5 supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
OpenAI
GPT-4.5 was developed as an intermediate advancement between GPT-4 and GPT-5, designed to incorporate incremental improvements in reasoning, factuality, and instruction-following. Built to bridge generational capabilities while maintaining compatibility with existing applications, it represents a refinement of the GPT-4 architecture with enhanced performance characteristics.
OpenAI
o3-mini was created as an efficient variant of the o3 reasoning model, designed to provide advanced thinking capabilities with reduced computational requirements. Built to make next-generation reasoning accessible to a broader range of applications, it balances analytical depth with practical speed and cost considerations.
28 days newer

o3-mini
OpenAI
2025-01-30

GPT-4.5
OpenAI
2025-02-27
Cost per million tokens (USD)

GPT-4.5

o3-mini
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 20 common benchmarks

GPT-4.5

o3-mini
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories

GPT-4.5

o3-mini
o3-mini
2023-09-30
Available providers and their performance metrics

GPT-4.5
OpenAI

o3-mini

GPT-4.5

o3-mini

GPT-4.5

o3-mini
Azure
OpenAI