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OpenAI releases GPT-4o mini
OpenAI released GPT-4o mini on July 18, 2024, making the small model available through its API and ChatGPT.
What happened
Event details
At launch, GPT-4o mini accepted text and image inputs, generated text, provided a 128,000-token context window, and was available through multiple OpenAI APIs.
Assessment
Why it matters
GPT-4o mini provided text and image input at lower cost and launched across multiple OpenAI APIs and ChatGPT tiers, affecting model selection and application costs for developers.
79/100Global significance score. Regional effects are recorded only when the evidence supports a meaningful difference.
Availability
Access notes
The model was publicly released, subject to the access conditions of the OpenAI API and ChatGPT.