OpenAI o3-mini is a reasoning-oriented o-series model documented by OpenAI for STEM and coding workloads with lower cost/latency than larger o-series models, where API/product access is enabled.
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OpenAI o3-mini
OpenAI · o-series family · Text
Intelligence Summary
Model- Model intelligence
- Developer OpenAI
- Family o-series
- Modalities Text
- API OpenAI API where offered.
- Licensing Proprietary OpenAI terms.
- Deployment OpenAI-hosted.
- Documentation Official docs
- Last reviewed Jul 2026
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Editorial overview
Capabilities
- Reasoning-focused text generation as described by OpenAI
API availability
OpenAI API where offered.
Deployment options
OpenAI-hosted.
Limitations
- Reasoning modes increase latency and token usage
- Availability varies by account/product
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