OpenRouter model
GPT-4o-mini
GPT-4o mini is OpenAI's newest model after [GPT-4 Omni](/models/openai/gpt-4o), supporting both text and image inputs with text outputs. As their most advanced small model, it is many multiples more affordable...
Tool callingVisionJSON modeLong contextStreamingLow cost
Best use cases
- low-cost chat
- image understanding
- classification
- structured extraction
OpenAI-compatible code example
Keep the OpenAI SDK style, set base_url to NextModel, and use the catalog model ID gpt-4o-mini.
Python
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
base_url="https://api.nextmodel.app/v1"
)
resp = client.chat.completions.create(
model="gpt-4o-mini",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello from NextModel"}]
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)Similar alternatives
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Routingconfigured
Tool callingVisionJSON modeLong context
OpenRouter if availableOpenRouter public Models API when available; curated fallback otherwise
VolcengineProduction
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Best forChinese Q&A, low-cost general chat, multimodal understanding
Routingconfigured
Tool callingVisionJSON modeLong context
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GoogleCatalog
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Best forlong-context analysis, vision workflows, scientific reasoning
Routingconfigured
Tool callingVisionJSON modeLong context
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FAQ
OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini API questions
When should I choose GPT-4o mini?
Choose it when you need a low-cost OpenAI-compatible model with mature tool, JSON, and vision support.