OpenAI O3 Mini: Faster, Smarter, But Is It Better?

31 Jan 2025 · 9 min
8:49

LARRUZ reviews OpenAI's new O3 Mini model, which comes in three variants and runs 25% faster than O3 on math and coding tasks. It scores well on benchmarks but lags the full O3 on agent work and some multilingual tests. The model is available now for Plus, Team, Pro, and free users with usage limits.

Questions this video answers

Small, Medium, High.

Function calls, structured outputs, developer messages, and streaming.

No — Mini currently does not support vision features (unlike the broader Reasoning series).

Plus, Team, Pro, and free users (free users receive a quota).

Rate limit was tripled from 50 messages/day to 150 messages/day for Plus and Team users.

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