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Introducing GPT-4o Mini: Azure's Latest AI Model for Enhanced Text and Vision Processing

Tal Peretz

Aug 1, 2024 — 2 min read

Azure OpenAI has just launched the new GPT-4o Mini model, now available for deployment in the East US and Sweden Central regions. This new model brings a host of advanced features and capabilities, making it a powerful tool for developers and businesses alike.

Availability

GPT-4o Mini is currently available for standard and global standard deployments in the East US and Sweden Central regions. This ensures that users can access the model with low latency and high reliability.

Capabilities

The GPT-4o Mini model supports both text and vision inputs and outputs, with plans to extend support to image, video, and audio in the future. Boasting a context window of 128K tokens and supporting up to 16K output tokens per request, it is ideal for applications requiring extensive context and large output generation. The model outperforms GPT-3.5 Turbo by a significant margin, scoring 82% on the Measuring Massive Multitask Language Understanding (MMLU) benchmark compared to 70% for GPT-3.5 Turbo.

Performance and Cost

GPT-4o Mini is not only more powerful but also more cost-effective. It is over 60% cheaper than GPT-3.5 Turbo, priced at just 15 cents per million input tokens and 60 cents per million output tokens. This makes it a perfect fit for applications that need quick, real-time text responses without breaking the bank.

Features and Use Cases

Designed to handle complex tasks, GPT-4o Mini excels in applications that require chaining or parallelizing multiple model calls, managing large volumes of context, or providing rapid customer interactions. It also offers enhanced multilingual capabilities, making it suitable for customer support chatbots, code interpreters, and information retrieval systems.

Safety and Security

The model comes with built-in safety features, including prompt shields and protected material detection, ensuring a secure and reliable user experience. These safety features are enabled by default for all new resources and deployments.

Fine-Tuning

Fine-tuning for GPT-4o Mini is currently available in public preview in the Sweden Central and North Central US regions, allowing users to customize the model for their specific needs.

Testing and Deployment

Developers can test the GPT-4o Mini model in the AI Studio Playground and deploy it via the API for various applications. This flexibility makes it easy to integrate the model into existing workflows and systems.

Updates and Future Plans

Azure is committed to driving efficiencies for AI workloads. Future updates will include expanded regional availability, new features, and additional cost-saving measures such as batch services with high throughput jobs at discounted rates and reduced hosting charges for fine-tuned deployments.

With its enhanced capabilities, cost-effectiveness, and robust safety features, GPT-4o Mini is set to become an essential tool for businesses and developers looking to leverage advanced AI for text and vision processing.

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