Text Embedding 3 (Small) is 94% cheaper than GPT-4o Mini on blended 3:1 token pricing. GPT-4o Mini costs $0.15/1M in and $0.60/1M out, while Text Embedding 3 (Small) costs $0.02/1M in and $0.00/1M out.
GPT-4o Mini vs Text Embedding 3 (Small)
Compare verified input/output token rates, prompt caching discounts, latency tiers, and context limits between OpenAI and OpenAI.
| Metric / Feature | GPT-4o Mini (OpenAI) | Text Embedding 3 (Small) (OpenAI) |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price ($ / 1M Tokens) | $0.15 | $0.02 |
| Output Price ($ / 1M Tokens) | $0.60 | $0.00 |
| Prompt Caching Input Rate | $0.075/1M | Not Available |
| Blended 3:1 Rate (Production) | $0.263 / 1M | $0.015 / 1M |
| Max Context Window | 128k | 8k |
| Multimodal Vision | ✅ Supported | ❌ Text Only |
| MMLU Benchmark | 82.0% | N/A |
| Throughput & Latency | Ultra-Fast (~85 t/s) | Ultra-Fast |
| Best For | High-volume classification, customer support bots, lightweight summarization | Vector search, semantic clustering, RAG index creation |
When to Choose GPT-4o Mini
Choose GPT-4o Mini if your workload requires high-volume classification, customer support bots, lightweight summarization. Ideal for teams needing OpenAI's infrastructure and ecosystem tooling.
When to Choose Text Embedding 3 (Small)
Choose Text Embedding 3 (Small) if your primary objective is vector search, semantic clustering, rag index creation. Ideal for scaling high-throughput pipelines with OpenAI.
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