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title: "o1-mini: Agile and optimized reasoning for STEM tasks"
url: https://comunicagenia.com/en/blog/o1-mini-agile-and-optimized-reasoning-for-stem-tas/
date: 2026-10-09T19:16:43+00:00
modified: 2026-10-09T19:16:43+00:00
lang: en_US
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# o1-mini: Agile and optimized reasoning for STEM tasks

**o1-mini** is the compact and economical variant of OpenAI's o1 series, specially tuned to deliver university-level logic deductions in programming and mathematics with significantly lower latency.

## STEM Efficiency and Specialization

By pruning data from non-technical factual encyclopedic knowledge and concentrating neural power exclusively on mathematical and algorithmic reasoning, o1-mini achieves answers up to **80% cheaper** than the full o1 model with hardly any loss of technical precision.

### AIME 2024

70.0%

Mathematical performance well above traditional models such as GPT-4o (9.3%).

### Codeforces

86th percentile

It almost equals o1 standard in solving competitive algorithmic exercises.

### Cost

80% Less

Fast inference that makes continuous use viable in IDEs and development tools.

Discover the pricing structure and capabilities of each version in our [general guide to OpenAI and ChatGPT](https://comunicagenia.com/en/openai-models-features-and-pricing/).