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o3-mini

OpenAI's o3-mini is the high-efficiency, small reasoning model, purpose-built for rapid, precise performance in technical domains like coding and STEM.

The o3-mini model is your new go-to for cost-effective, high-intelligence reasoning: it’s the specialized successor to o1-mini, released January 31, 2025. This model excels in STEM tasks (coding, math, science), delivering responses 24% faster than its predecessor, with an average response time of 7.7 seconds. For developers, o3-mini is production-ready, featuring a 200,000 context window and full support for Structured Outputs (JSON Schema), function calling, and the Batch API. Crucially, you can fine-tune performance using the 'Reasoning effort' parameter (low, medium, high) to balance latency and cognitive load for any specific workflow.