Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
o3-mini leads with 9.0% higher average benchmark score. o3-mini offers 139.2K more tokens in context window than o1-preview. o3-mini is $69.50 cheaper per million tokens. Overall, o3-mini is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
OpenAI
o1-preview was introduced as an early version of OpenAI's reasoning model series, designed to demonstrate the potential of AI models that engage in extended thinking before responding. Built to solve complex problems through deliberate reasoning processes, it represented an initial step toward more thoughtful and analytical AI systems.
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.
4 months newer

o1-preview
OpenAI
2024-09-12

o3-mini
OpenAI
2025-01-30
Cost per million tokens (USD)

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o3-mini
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 8 common benchmarks

o1-preview

o3-mini
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories

o1-preview

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

o1-preview
Azure
OpenAI


o1-preview

o3-mini

o1-preview

o3-mini
o3-mini
Azure
OpenAI