GPT-4o mini Search Preview
API ID gpt-4o-mini-search-preview
gpt-4o-mini-search-preview is an OpenAI model. It has a 128,000-token context window and up to 16,384 output tokens. It takes image input and supports structured outputs.
- Status
- Active
- Released
- —
- Shutdown
- none announced
- Replacement
- —
No deprecation or shutdown date has been announced as of October 15, 2026.
Alias
All aliasesCurrently points to gpt-4o-mini-search-preview-2025-03-11 (in place when tracking began (October 7, 2026)).
Features
Compare models| Feature | Value | Since | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structured outputsThe model can be held to a JSON schema you supply, so every reply parses without retries or cleanup. | Supported | in place when tracking began (October 6, 2026) | source |
| Batch APISend many requests as one job that runs in the background, usually finished within 24 hours, at a lower price than live requests. | Not supported | in place when tracking began (October 6, 2026) | source |
| Image inputImages such as screenshots, photos and charts can go in the prompt for the model to read. | Supported | in place when tracking began (October 6, 2026) | source |
| Fine-tuningYou can train your own version of the model on your examples through the company's API, then call it like any other model. | Not supported | in place when tracking began (October 6, 2026) | source |
| Context windowThe most the model can work with in one request, in tokens: your prompt, conversation history and files. A token is about three-quarters of an English word. | 128,000 tokens | in place when tracking began (October 6, 2026) | source |
| Max output tokensThe longest reply the model can write in one response, in tokens. A token is about three-quarters of an English word. | 16,384 tokens | in place when tracking began (October 6, 2026) | source |
Not published by OpenAI: Function calling, Prompt caching, PDF input, Reasoning / thinking, Built-in web search, temperature parameter, top_p parameter, logprobs.
Price history
USD per 1M tokens, standard tierNo price history yet.
Prices
USD per 1M tokens, every type and band, by tierNo published prices.
Changelog
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