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o1-mini pricing

Complete o1-mini API cost reference: $1.10/M input, $4.40/M output, 128K token context window, $0.55/M cached reads. Verified against official sources.

Prices verified August 20, 2026
o1-mini
Input / M
$1.10
Output / M
$4.40
Cache read
$0.55
Cache write
$1.65
Context
128K
Batch
−50%
Vision
Reasoning
Yes

What o1-mini costs in practice

WorkloadCost / callCost @ 1K req/day
Light · 1K in / 300 out$0.0037$113.84/mo
Standard · 10K in / 2K out$0.0286$870.51/mo
Heavy · 100K in / 20K out$0.2860$8705.13/mo

Estimates assume medium reasoning effort, no batch discounts and no prompt caching. Turn on prompt caching and the input side typically drops 50–90% — run your own mix in the free calculator preloaded with o1-mini.

About this page

Prices were last verified on August 20, 2026 against OpenAI's official pricing page. Providers reprice frequently — see our methodology for exactly how estimates are computed, and always confirm final rates with the provider before budgeting.

o1-mini FAQ

How much does o1-mini cost?

o1-mini charges $1.10 per million input tokens and $4.40 per million output tokens, with cached input reads at $0.55/M. Batch mode cuts both rates by 50% for asynchronous workloads.

What is the context window of o1-mini?

o1-mini supports a context window of 128,000 tokens (128K) — roughly 96,000 English words or about 192 pages of text in a single request.

Does o1-mini support images, audio or reasoning?

o1-mini offers hidden reasoning tokens. Faster, cheaper reasoning model.

How do I estimate my o1-mini bill?

A typical workload of 10K input and 2K output tokens costs about $0.0286 per call with o1-mini. At 1,000 requests per day that is roughly $870.51 per month. Use the free AITokenCalculator to run your exact numbers.