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OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini Search Preview

GPT-4o mini Search Preview is a specialized model for web search in Chat Completions. It is trained to understand and execute web search queries.

Text-first snapshot

Why it stands out

128K-token context window handles longer documents and multi-turn conversations without truncation.

$0.15/M input makes it practical for always-on agents, batch processing, or high-volume classification.

What to watch

No tool-use capability is currently tracked, which limits its fit for agentic or function-calling patterns.

Text-only input — image or audio workflows require a separate model in the pipeline.

No benchmark score currently tracked — evaluate using task-specific testing alongside pricing and capability data.

Release timeline

Tracked events for OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini Search Preview.

release

March 12, 2025

GPT-4o mini Search Preview is a specialized model for web search in Chat Completions. It is trained to understand and execute web search queries.

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