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In the initial minutes post-release, a review of the 37-page System Card report revealed that O3 Mini will be accessible to users of ChatGPT's free version by simply selecting a designated reason. While the model excels in reasoning, particularly in mathematics, it does not support visual inputs. Its affordability is noteworthy; with input token costs at $11 per million, it appears more economical than Deep Seek R1 which stands at 14 cents per million.
For output tokens, the differentiation is more striking: O3 Mini costs $440 versus Deep Seek R1 at $219. For O3 Mini to truly advance the cost-effective frontier in AI, it would need to demonstrate at least double the smarts compared to its competitors.