o1-mini - In-Depth Overview

Key Metrics

Sample API Code

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI()

chat_completion = client.chat.completions.create(
    messages=[
        {
            'role': 'user',
            'content': 'Hello world!',
        }
    ],
    model='o1-mini',
)

print(chat_completion.choices[0].message.content)

Benchmarks

Notes

A small model alternative to o1. Faster and more affordable reasoning model than o1, but o3-mini is recommended for higher intelligence at the same latency and price. Fine-tuning, function calling, and structured outputs are not supported.