GPT-4o Mini vs GPT-5.2 Pro
Benchmark Performance
Available Benchmarks
Technical Differences
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | GPT-4o Mini | GPT-5.2 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Openai | Openai |
| Family | Gpt 4O | Gpt 5 2 |
| Model | GPT-4o Mini | GPT-5.2 Pro |
| Version | GPT-4o Mini | GPT-5.2 Pro |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Released | Unknown | 2025-12-11 |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2023-10-01 | 2025-08-31 |
| Input modalities | Unknown | Unknown |
| Output modalities | Unknown | Unknown |
| Context window | 128,000 | 400,000 |
| Total parameters | Unknown | Unknown |
| Active parameters | Unknown | Unknown |
| License | Unknown | Unknown |
| Open weights | No | No |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | No | No |
| Provider access | Openai (Standard), Openrouter (Standard) | Openai (Standard), Openrouter (Standard) |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, tools | chat, generation, reasoning, structured_outputs, tools |
12 comparable fields · 6 material differences · Interactive comparison only; indexing gate not met
GPT-4o Mini Capabilities
GPT-5.2 Pro Capabilities
Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
GPT-4o Mini vs GPT-5.2 Pro FAQs
Is GPT-4o Mini or GPT-5.2 Pro better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both GPT-4o Mini and GPT-5.2 Pro, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, GPT-4o Mini or GPT-5.2 Pro?+
GPT-4o Mini is $0.075 and GPT-5.2 Pro is $21.00 per million tokens, so GPT-4o Mini is cheaper on this metric. GPT-4o Mini is $0.30 and GPT-5.2 Pro is $168.00 per million tokens, so GPT-4o Mini is cheaper on this metric.
Which has a larger context window, GPT-4o Mini or GPT-5.2 Pro?+
GPT-5.2 Pro has the larger sourced context window. GPT-4o Mini supports 128,000 and GPT-5.2 Pro supports 400,000.
Which performs better in benchmarks, GPT-4o Mini or GPT-5.2 Pro?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.
Can GPT-4o Mini or GPT-5.2 Pro be self-hosted?+
Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: unsupported. GPT-4o Mini is not marked open weight; GPT-5.2 Pro is not marked open weight.
Can GPT-4o Mini and GPT-5.2 Pro understand images?+
GPT-4o Mini is not documented with image input; GPT-5.2 Pro is not documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, GPT-4o Mini or GPT-5.2 Pro?+
GPT-5.2 Pro has the larger sourced maximum output: GPT-4o Mini supports 16,384 and GPT-5.2 Pro supports 128,000 output tokens.
Do GPT-4o Mini and GPT-5.2 Pro support reasoning and tool use?+
GPT-4o Mini: tool calling. GPT-5.2 Pro: reasoning and tool calling. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, GPT-4o Mini or GPT-5.2 Pro?+
GPT-4o Mini has 2 sourced provider routes; GPT-5.2 Pro has 2, a tie.
Which offers better value, GPT-4o Mini or GPT-5.2 Pro?+
There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.