Substitutes · o3 Mini10 alternatives · within 10% performance · lower price

Cheaper alternatives to o3 Mini

Drop-in substitutes within 10% of o3 Mini's average benchmark, priced lower, sorted by price. Target price $1.10/M · target score 35.2.

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Free
Score
68.7
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131K
Save 100%·195% of o3 Mini
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Price
Free
Score
66.4
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131K
Save 100%·189% of o3 Mini
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Price
Free
Score
42.2
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131K
Save 100%·120% of o3 Mini
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Price
$0.020
Score
37.2
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Save 98%·106% of o3 Mini
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Price
$0.029
Score
67.4
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131K
Save 97%·191% of o3 Mini
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Price
$0.030
Score
44.4
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Save 97%·126% of o3 Mini
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Price
$0.030
Score
36.0
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Save 97%·102% of o3 Mini
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Price
$0.036
Score
46.9
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Save 97%·133% of o3 Mini
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Price
$0.040
Score
35.2
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131K
Save 96%·100% of o3 Mini
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Price
$0.048
Score
55.3
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131K
Save 96%·157% of o3 Mini
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The cheapest drop-in alternative is gpt-oss-120b (free) at Free/M input · 100% cheaper than o3 Mini with 195% of the benchmark score.