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o4 Mini vs o1
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Winner summary
o4 Mini wins on 10/13 benchmarks
o4 Mini wins 10 of 13 shared benchmarks. Leads in coding · reasoning · knowledge.
Category leads
coding·o4 Minireasoning·o4 Miniknowledge·o4 Minimath·o4 Mini
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
o4 Mini
#81 by perf·#13 by attention
o1
#59 by perf·no signal
Best value
o4 Mini
12.9x better value than o1
o4 Mini
19.3 pts/$
$2.75/M
o1
1.5 pts/$
$37.50/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
13 benchmarks · 2 models
o4 Minio1
Aider polyglot
o4 Mini leads by +10.3
Aider Polyglot · measures how well AI models can edit code across multiple programming languages using the Aider coding assistant framework.
o4 Mini
72.0
o1
61.7
ARC-AGI
o4 Mini leads by +28.0
ARC-AGI · the original Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing whether AI can solve novel visual pattern recognition tasks without memorization.
o4 Mini
58.7
o1
30.7
CadEval
o4 Mini leads by +6.0
CadEval · evaluates the ability to generate and reason about Computer-Aided Design code, testing spatial reasoning and engineering knowledge.
o4 Mini
62.0
o1
56.0
Fiction.LiveBench
o1 leads by +5.5
Fiction.LiveBench · a continuously updated benchmark using recently published fiction to test reading comprehension and reasoning, preventing data contamination.
o4 Mini
77.8
o1
83.3
FrontierMath-2025-02-28-Private
o4 Mini leads by +15.5
FrontierMath (Feb 2025) · original research-level math problems created by mathematicians, testing capabilities at the boundary of current AI mathematical reasoning.
o4 Mini
24.8
o1
9.3
GeoBench
o1 leads by +16.0
GeoBench · tests geographic knowledge and spatial reasoning across countries, landmarks, coordinates, and geopolitical understanding.
o4 Mini
64.0
o1
80.0
GPQA diamond
o4 Mini leads by +3.8
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
o4 Mini
72.8
o1
69.0
Lech Mazur Writing
o4 Mini leads by +4.8
Lech Mazur Writing · evaluates creative writing ability, assessing prose quality, narrative coherence, and stylistic sophistication.
o4 Mini
75.0
o1
70.2
MATH level 5
o4 Mini leads by +3.1
MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics.
o4 Mini
97.8
o1
94.7
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
o4 Mini leads by +8.3
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
o4 Mini
81.7
o1
73.3
SimpleBench
o1 leads by +1.7
SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking.
o4 Mini
26.4
o1
28.1
VPCT
o4 Mini leads by +30.8
VPCT (Visual Pattern Completion Test) · tests visual reasoning and pattern recognition by having models complete visual sequences and transformations.
o4 Mini
36.3
o1
5.5
WeirdML
o4 Mini leads by +8.7
WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns.
o4 Mini
52.6
o1
43.8
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | o4 Mini | o1 |
|---|---|---|
Aider polyglot Aider Polyglot · measures how well AI models can edit code across multiple programming languages using the Aider coding assistant framework. | 72.0 | 61.7 |
ARC-AGI ARC-AGI · the original Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing whether AI can solve novel visual pattern recognition tasks without memorization. | 58.7 | 30.7 |
CadEval CadEval · evaluates the ability to generate and reason about Computer-Aided Design code, testing spatial reasoning and engineering knowledge. | 62.0 | 56.0 |
Fiction.LiveBench Fiction.LiveBench · a continuously updated benchmark using recently published fiction to test reading comprehension and reasoning, preventing data contamination. | 77.8 | 83.3 |
FrontierMath-2025-02-28-Private FrontierMath (Feb 2025) · original research-level math problems created by mathematicians, testing capabilities at the boundary of current AI mathematical reasoning. | 24.8 | 9.3 |
GeoBench GeoBench · tests geographic knowledge and spatial reasoning across countries, landmarks, coordinates, and geopolitical understanding. | 64.0 | 80.0 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 72.8 | 69.0 |
Lech Mazur Writing Lech Mazur Writing · evaluates creative writing ability, assessing prose quality, narrative coherence, and stylistic sophistication. | 75.0 | 70.2 |
MATH level 5 MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics. | 97.8 | 94.7 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 81.7 | 73.3 |
SimpleBench SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking. | 26.4 | 28.1 |
VPCT VPCT (Visual Pattern Completion Test) · tests visual reasoning and pattern recognition by having models complete visual sequences and transformations. | 36.3 | 5.5 |
WeirdML WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns. | 52.6 | 43.8 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
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