o3 Pro vs o4 Mini High
o4 Mini High costs 18.2x less per output token than o3 Pro ($4.40 vs $80.00 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- 21.9
- Output $/M
- $80.00
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $4.40
o3 Pro or o4 Mini High: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Compare them on price, context and the boards below.
No benchmark has tested both yet. o3 Pro has results on Aider polyglot, WeirdML and AA Intelligence Index; o4 Mini High on ALE-Bench and GDPval. Compare them on price and context instead.
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 o3 Pro has a AA Intelligence Index result, 21.9.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
No call
Both take 200K tokens.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
o4 Mini High
o3 Pro $0.060, o4 Mini High $0.0033 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- o3 Pro not benchmarked, o4 Mini High not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- o3 Pro $80.00 against o4 Mini High $4.40 per million output tokens, 18.2x apart.
- Context window
- Both take 200K tokens.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index3 boards measured
| Benchmark | o3 Pro | o4 Mini High | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aider polyglot | 84.9% | Not measured | Only o3 Pro measured |
| WeirdML | 58.2% | Not measured | Only o3 Pro measured |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 826.2 | Only o4 Mini High measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 35 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | o3 Pro | o4 Mini High | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 21.9 | Not measured | Only o3 Pro measured |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 147.3 | Not measured | Only o3 Pro measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | o3 Pro | o4 Mini High | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPval | Not measured | 25.3% | Only o4 Mini High measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards measured
| Benchmark | o3 Pro | o4 Mini High | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 84.5% | Not measured | Only o3 Pro measured |
| ARC-AGI | 59.3% | Not measured | Only o3 Pro measured |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 4.9% | Not measured | Only o3 Pro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 18 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards measured
| Benchmark | o3 Pro | o4 Mini High | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| DTBench | 86.9% | Not measured | Only o3 Pro measured |
| LMCA | 38.5% | Not measured | Only o3 Pro measured |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 97.2% | Not measured | Only o3 Pro measured |
| Creative writing (Lech Mazur) | 84.4% | Not measured | Only o3 Pro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 42 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
o4 Mini High costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
o4 Mini High costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
o4 Mini High 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 o3 Pro | OpenAI o4 Mini High |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Weights | No public weights listed | No public weights listed |
| Released | June 10, 2025 | April 16, 2025 |
| Context window | 200K | 200K |
| Input $/Mtok | $20.00 | $1.10 |
| Output $/Mtok | $80.00 | $4.40 |
| 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 o3 Pro better than o4 Mini High for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Compare them on price, context and the boards below.
Which is cheaper, o3 Pro or o4 Mini High?
o3 Pro costs $20.00 per million input tokens and $80.00 per million output tokens; o4 Mini High costs $1.10 and $4.40. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, o3 Pro or o4 Mini High?
Neither: both take 200K tokens.
Has any benchmark tested both o3 Pro and o4 Mini High?
No benchmark has tested both yet. o3 Pro has results on Aider polyglot, WeirdML and AA Intelligence Index; o4 Mini High on ALE-Bench and GDPval. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 21, 2026.