OpenRouter model
OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini
GPT-4o mini is OpenAI's newest model after [GPT-4 Omni](/models/openai/gpt-4o), supporting both text and image inputs with text outputs. As their most advanced small model, it is many multiples more affordable...
- Provider
- OpenRouter
- Availability
- Available
- Model ID
- openai/gpt-4o-mini
- Snapshot
- 2026-10-07
OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini Benchmarks & Agentic Accuracy
Verified primary research & developer preference metrics
What This Means in Real Software Development
- Ultra-economical $0.15/M input and $0.60/M output, slashing token expenses on routine agent tasks.
- Operates with sub-second response times for live terminal feedback.
- Scores 20.2% on SWE-bench Verified and 1240 in Coding Arena, outperforming older GPT-3.5 models.
- Optimal for high-frequency lint fixes, error message translation, and commit message generation.
Swarm Multi-Agent Topology
Best Paired With: Claude 3.7 Sonnet as Lead Planner
Cost-effective workhorse for multi-agent background tasks like repo file scanning, commit message formatting, and test output summarization.
Executes read-only repo queries with virtually zero impact on token budgets.
What Developers & Practitioners Are Saying
Real-world field observations, production strengths, and developer consensus
"OpenAI's standard utility model. Inexpensive and ubiquitous, but largely surpassed in coding accuracy by Gemini 3.8 Flash and Claude 3.5 Haiku."
Verified Real-World Strengths
- Low cost ($0.15/M input, $0.60/M output)
- Fast execution speed
- Solid structured JSON generation
Production Caveats & Gaps
- Low SWE-bench Verified score (25.2%)
- Struggles with non-trivial multi-file refactoring tasks
Primary Sources & Methodology Citations
- OpenAI GPT-4o mini: Advancing Cost-Efficient Intelligence — OpenAI (July 2024)
OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini model overview
OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini is listed in the public Swarm catalog through OpenRouter. This page summarizes the verified catalog fields used by Swarm without claiming real-time access for every provider account.
- Provider
- OpenRouter
- Family
- OpenRouter
- Context window
- 128K tokens
- Thinking support
- Not supported
- Availability status
- Available
- Catalog ID
- openrouter/openai/gpt-4o-mini
Run OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini in Swarm
Verified CLI workflow & multi-agent architecture
swarm ctl model set --provider openrouter --model openrouter/openai/gpt-4o-mini# Or switch interactively inside the terminal TUI:
/modelsSubagent Role Matrix
Assign OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini to specialized system roles in ~/.swarm/config.json:
- Primary / Planner: Orchestrates full task DAGs and multi-stage pipelines.
- Coder Subagent: Generates code and unit tests inside private Git worktrees.
- Finder Subagent: Performs read-only code search, symbol discovery, and mapping.
Public catalog snapshot. Catalog availability is not a real-time provider status or an access guarantee.