Best OpenAI Model for Image Analysis in 2025 – GPT-4o, GPT-4o Mini, or Something Else?

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Hi everyone,

I’ve been experimenting with image analysis using OpenAI models, and I noticed that most existing discussions about this topic are quite old.

I’m particularly curious about the current performance, cost, and reliability differences between GPT-4o and GPT-4o Mini for tasks like:

  • Menu parsing / text extraction from images

  • Object recognition or classification

  • Image captioning

Has anyone tried both recently? Which one would you recommend in terms of:

  1. Accuracy / comprehension of image content

  2. Cost efficiency

  3. Speed and API responsiveness

Also, are there any newer multimodal models or tips for achieving better structured outputs from images?

Would love to hear your real-world experiences and benchmarks. Thanks!