Which is cheaper for input tokens: OpenAI: o4 Mini or NVIDIA: Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct?
OpenAI: o4 Mini is cheaper or equal on input token cost by $0.10 per 1M tokens.
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Default Recommendation (120M input + 60M output)
NVIDIA: Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is lower-cost for the default monthly workload scenario.
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| Metric | OpenAI: o4 Mini | NVIDIA: Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | openai | nvidia |
| Context Window | 200,000 | 131,072 |
| Input Cost / 1M Tokens | $1.10 | $1.20 |
| Output Cost / 1M Tokens | $4.40 | $1.20 |
| Projected Monthly Cost | $396 | $216 |
| Vision | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Tool Calling | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Structured Output | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Reasoning | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| MMLU Score | 83.2 | 71.3 |
| GPQA | 78.4 | 49.8 |
Price History
Current Input / 1M
$1.10
Current Output / 1M
$4.40
Price History
Current Input / 1M
$1.20
Current Output / 1M
$1.20
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OpenAI: o4 Mini
$396
per month
NVIDIA: Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct
$216
per month
Lower costLive Recommendation
NVIDIA: Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is lower-cost at 120M input + 60M output tokens/month.
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Common questions for OpenAI: o4 Mini vs NVIDIA: Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct pricing decisions.
OpenAI: o4 Mini is cheaper or equal on input token cost by $0.10 per 1M tokens.
NVIDIA: Llama 3.1 Nemotron 70B Instruct is cheaper on output token cost by $3.20 per 1M tokens.
$180 difference for the default scenario (120M input + 60M output tokens/month).
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