o4 Mini High vs Solar Pro 3
Solar Pro 3 costs 7.3x less per output token than o4 Mini High ($0.60 vs $4.40 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $4.40
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.60
o4 Mini High or Solar Pro 3: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick o4 Mini High for a larger context window (200K against 131K tokens).
No benchmark has tested both yet. o4 Mini High has results on ALE-Bench and GDPval; Solar Pro 3 on AA Coding Index, SciCode and Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run). 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 Solar Pro 3 has a AA Intelligence Index result, 7.8.
Directional only
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Solar Pro 3 has a AA Agentic Index result, 1.4.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
o4 Mini High
o4 Mini High takes 200K tokens against 131K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Solar Pro 3
o4 Mini High $0.0033, Solar Pro 3 $0.0004 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- o4 Mini High not benchmarked, Solar Pro 3 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
- o4 Mini High $4.40 against Solar Pro 3 $0.60 per million output tokens, 7.3x apart.
- Context window
- o4 Mini High takes 200K tokens, Solar Pro 3 131K.
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 Index4 boards measured
| Benchmark | o4 Mini High | Solar Pro 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Coding Index | Not measured | 16.2 | Only Solar Pro 3 measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 25.5% | Only Solar Pro 3 measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 7.6% | Only Solar Pro 3 measured |
| ALE-Bench | 826.2 | Not measured | 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 index1 board measured
| Benchmark | o4 Mini High | Solar Pro 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | Not measured | 7.8 | Only Solar Pro 3 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards measured
| Benchmark | o4 Mini High | Solar Pro 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | Not measured | 1.4 | Only Solar Pro 3 measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 86.3% | Only Solar Pro 3 measured |
| GDPval | 25.3% | Not measured | 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 index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | o4 Mini High | Solar Pro 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 72.4% | Only Solar Pro 3 measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 10.3% | Only Solar Pro 3 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 20 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | o4 Mini High | Solar Pro 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | Not measured | 71.2% | Only Solar Pro 3 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 32.3% | Only Solar Pro 3 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 44 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 Pro 3 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Solar Pro 3 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Solar Pro 3 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 o4 Mini High | Upstage Solar Pro 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | OpenAI | Upstage |
| Weights | No public weights listed | No public weights listed |
| Released | April 16, 2025 | January 27, 2026 |
| Context window | 200K | 131K |
| Input $/Mtok | $1.10 | $0.15 |
| Output $/Mtok | $4.40 | $0.60 |
| 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 o4 Mini High better than Solar Pro 3 for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick o4 Mini High for a larger context window (200K against 131K tokens).
Which is cheaper, o4 Mini High or Solar Pro 3?
o4 Mini High costs $1.10 per million input tokens and $4.40 per million output tokens; Solar Pro 3 costs $0.15 and $0.60. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, o4 Mini High or Solar Pro 3?
o4 Mini High, with 200K tokens against 131K.
Has any benchmark tested both o4 Mini High and Solar Pro 3?
No benchmark has tested both yet. o4 Mini High has results on ALE-Bench and GDPval; Solar Pro 3 on AA Coding Index, SciCode and Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run). Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.