GPT-4o vs Solar Mini 4
Solar Mini 4 costs 50.0x less per output token than GPT-4o ($0.20 vs $10.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 5 benchmarks have a result for both.
GPT-4o or Solar Mini 4: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick GPT-4o for work measured by Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) or Design Arena: websites, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 5
- GPT-4o only
- 22
- Solar Mini 4 only
- 2
- Like-for-like categories
- 3 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Solar Mini 4 has a AA Intelligence Index result, 24.1.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
Solar Mini 4
Solar Mini 4 leads, 1158 against 831.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Solar Mini 4
Solar Mini 4 takes 524K tokens against 128K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Solar Mini 4
GPT-4o $0.0075, Solar Mini 4 $0.0001 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- GPT-4o not benchmarked, Solar Mini 4 not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Web design, 34.0 points apart on average over 3 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- Design Arena: websites: GPT-4o 831 against Solar Mini 4 1158, 40.9 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- GPT-4o $10.00 against Solar Mini 4 $0.20 per million output tokens, 50.0x apart.
- Context window
- GPT-4o takes 128K tokens, Solar Mini 4 524K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | GPT-4o | Bars | Solar Mini 4 | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | 0 | 1 | ||
| Web design | 0 | 3 | ||
| General | 0 | 1 | ||
| All shared boards | 0 | 5 |
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-4o | Solar Mini 4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | 38.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o measured |
| SWE-bench Lite | 38.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o measured |
| SWE-bench (full test set) | 18.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o measured |
| SWE-bench Multimodal | 30.4% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 30.9% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 47.6% | Only Solar Mini 4 measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 8.3% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o measured |
| SciCode | 1.5% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 31 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-4o | Solar Mini 4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | Not measured | 24.1 | Only Solar Mini 4 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-4o | Solar Mini 4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 25.1% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o measured |
| GDPval | 9.9% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 39 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | GPT-4o | Solar Mini 4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 54.3% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 2.4% | 25.8% | Solar Mini 4 |
| ARC-AGI | 4.5% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o measured |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 0.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 18 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-4o | Solar Mini 4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | 6.0 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 6.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-4o | Solar Mini 4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 74.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o measured |
| MMLU | 88.1% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index03
| Benchmark | GPT-4o | Solar Mini 4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 831 | 1158 | Solar Mini 4 |
| Design Arena: UI components | 882 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | 906 | 1106 | Solar Mini 4 |
| Design Arena: data viz | 858 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | 868 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 860 | 1150 | Solar Mini 4 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 3 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | GPT-4o | Solar Mini 4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 34.3% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 49.3% | 83.3% | Solar Mini 4 |
| DTBench | 64.5% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o measured |
| LMCA | 16.6% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 42 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-4o | Solar Mini 4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Solar Mini 4 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Solar Mini 4 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Solar Mini 4 costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | OpenAI GPT-4o | Upstage Solar Mini 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | OpenAI | Upstage |
| Weights | No public weights listed | No public weights listed |
| Released | May 13, 2024 | September 23, 2026 |
| Context window | 128K | 524K |
| Input $/Mtok | $2.50 | $0.05 |
| Output $/Mtok | $10.00 | $0.20 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is GPT-4o better than Solar Mini 4 for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick GPT-4o for work measured by Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) or Design Arena: websites, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, GPT-4o or Solar Mini 4?
GPT-4o costs $2.50 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens; Solar Mini 4 costs $0.05 and $0.20. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, GPT-4o or Solar Mini 4?
Solar Mini 4, with 524K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks is the GPT-4o vs Solar Mini 4 comparison based on?
5 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. GPT-4o's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Solar Mini 4's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.