o4 Mini Deep Research

OpenAI Generally Available

o4-mini-deep-research is OpenAI's faster, more affordable deep research model—ideal for tackling complex, multi-step research tasks. Note: This model always uses the 'web_search' tool which adds additional cost.

Context
200K
tokens
Input
$2.00
per MTok
Output
$8.00
per MTok

About

o4-mini-deep-research is OpenAI's faster, more affordable deep research model—ideal for tackling complex, multi-step research tasks.

Note: This model always uses the 'web_search' tool which adds additional cost.

Modalities

Input
file Vision Text
Output
Text

Code Examples

curl https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "o4-mini-deep-research",
    "messages": [
      { "role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum entanglement in one sentence." }
    ]
  }'

API Parameters

Name Type Description
frequency_penalty number Penalize tokens by their frequency so far. Positive values reduce repetition.
include_reasoning boolean Include the model's internal reasoning trace in the response.
logit_bias object Map of token-id to bias (-100…100) added to the logit before sampling.
logprobs boolean Return log probabilities for each output token.
max_tokens deprecated integer Deprecated. Use max_completion_tokens.
presence_penalty number Penalize tokens that have appeared at all so far. Positive values encourage new topics.
reasoning object Configuration for extended-thinking / reasoning mode.
response_format one of Constrain output to a JSON schema or an enum (structured outputs).
seed integer Deterministic seed for sampling. Same seed + same prompt produces identical output.
stop array Up to 4 sequences where the API will stop generating tokens.
structured_outputs boolean Enable JSON-schema-constrained output.
temperature number Sampling temperature; higher values produce more random output. 0 is deterministic.
tool_choice one of Controls which (if any) tool is called: "none", "auto", "required", or a specific tool.
tools array List of tools (functions) the model may call.
top_logprobs integer Return the top-N most likely tokens at each step (requires logprobs: true).
top_p number Nucleus sampling: consider only tokens whose cumulative probability ≥ top_p.

Standard OpenAI-compatible parameters. Consult the provider docs for model-specific behaviour.