MULTIMODAL TYPE

o4 Mini

RANK#134

by OpenAI

CLOSEDHOSTEDAPILONG CONTEXTPAIDREASONING

RANKED #134 OF 228 ASSISTANTS · OVERALL #217 OF 6,618 · VIBE SCORE 5.7 · 495 VOICES

OpenAI o4-mini is a compact reasoning model in the o-series, optimized for fast, cost-efficient performance while retaining strong multimodal and agentic capabilities. It supports tool use and demonstrates competitive reasoning...

HAPPY7.9

106 mentions

SAD7.1

79 mentions

VIBE TRAJECTORY

26 weeks · 46 voices

AGING WELL

The crowd is warmer now than it was at the start.

HOW TO USE IT

Closed model. OpenAI hosts it, so you use it through an app or an API.

PREFER OPEN SOURCE? THE CROWD HAS PICKS

o4 Mini is closed, so you rent it. These open-weight models can genuinely stand in for it. Download once, own forever.

WHAT THE INTERNET SAYS

The internet is split on o4 Mini. Biggest praise: help with code. Biggest gripe: getting facts right.

413 POSTS · 82 COMMENTS · DEV.TO · HACKER NEWS · LEMMY · GITHUB · REDDIT · BLOG · OTHER FORUMS

PEOPLE LOVE

Popular for coding help (9 mentions)
People feel it is worth the money (3 mentions)

PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT

Sometimes makes things up (7 mentions)
Outages, errors, or limits get in the way (5 mentions)

TOPIC BY TOPIC

Help with codePEOPLE LOVE THIS
9 thumbs up · 2 thumbs down
Getting facts rightA SORE SPOT
1 thumbs up · 7 thumbs down
PriceMOSTLY POSITIVE
3 thumbs up · 2 thumbs down
Working when you need itA SORE SPOT
0 thumbs up · 5 thumbs down

LOOKING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE?

Checked picks first: tags say why you would switch, stars say how fully each one stands in for o4 Mini.

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REDDIT · 2025-04-23 · 2020 UPVOTES
ChatGPT IS EXTREMELY DETECTABLE!
ChatGPT IS EXTREMELY DETECTABLE!
REDDIT · 2026-01-29 · 1230 UPVOTES
ChatGPT is officially retiring GPT-4o (and GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and o4-mini) on Feb 13th
ChatGPT is officially retiring GPT-4o (and GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and o4-mini) on Feb 13th
REDDIT · 2025-04-24 · 1195 UPVOTES
I am in software engineering for more than 15 years. And I am addicted to the AI coding.
I am in software engineering for more than 15 years. And I am addicted to the AI coding.
REDDIT · 2025-04-04 · 1158 UPVOTES
Well well o3 full and o4 mini gonna launch in few weeks
Well well o3 full and o4 mini gonna launch in few weeks
REDDIT · 2025-08-05 · 887 UPVOTES
If the open source model is this good, GPT5 will probably be INSANE
If the open source model is this good, GPT5 will probably be INSANE
REDDIT · 2025-04-22 · 772 UPVOTES
When you tell o4-mini that you are a paid user, it works extremely better
When you tell o4-mini that you are a paid user, it works extremely better
REDDIT · 2025-08-05 · 692 UPVOTES
Finally os models launched by openai !! At level of o4 mini !! Now we can say it's openai
Finally os models launched by openai !! At level of o4 mini !! Now we can say it's openai
REDDIT · 2025-04-16 · 625 UPVOTES
O4-mini correctly diagnosed my car based just on this image. I am shocked.
O4-mini correctly diagnosed my car based just on this image. I am shocked.
REDDIT · 2025-04-16 · 606 UPVOTES
Ok o3 and o4 mini are here and they really has been cooking damn
Ok o3 and o4 mini are here and they really has been cooking damn
REDDIT · 2025-04-28 · 584 UPVOTES
New data seems to be consistent with AI 2027's superexponential prediction
New data seems to be consistent with AI 2027's superexponential prediction
REDDIT · 2025-04-16 · 406 UPVOTES
Benchmark of o3 and o4 mini against Gemini 2.5 Pro
Benchmark of o3 and o4 mini against Gemini 2.5 Pro
REDDIT · 2026-01-29 · 370 UPVOTES
[ChatGPT] Retiring GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and o4-mini
[ChatGPT] Retiring GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and o4-mini

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