Tier 3 API Account but No Access to O3-mini – Receiving "HTTP error 400: invalid model ID"

Hello everyone,

I recently had my OpenAI API account upgraded to Tier 3, and I was expecting to gain access to the O3-mini model as part of the new limits. However, despite the upgrade, I am not able to use O3-mini. When I attempt to call the model via the API, I receive the following error: HTTP error 400: invalid model ID.

I’ve double-checked my API call parameters and my account settings, but it seems like I still don’t have access to O3-mini. Has anyone else experienced this issue, or does anyone have any advice on additional steps I might need to take? Is it possible that my account requires further activation for this model, or could there be an error with the model ID I’m using?

Any guidance or assistance would be greatly appreciated. Please let me know if further details or screenshots would help diagnose the issue.

Thank you in advance for your help!

Best regards

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Assumption Made: That an account is automatically granted access to o3-mini upon reaching tier-3.

Truthful Situation: O3-mini is still being rolled out manually in batches to OpenAI organizations in tier 3-5 as systems are transitioned, and available computation is evaluated.

:grinning:

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I have been waiting for almost 2 weeks after transitioning to Tier 3. There are people who are Tier 5 who still don’t have access to o3-mini.

Unfortunately it is what it is.

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Same here, I am the Tier 3 user too,and when I call the o3-mini api, i get the response from openai like this
“{ “error”: { “message”: “The model o3-mini does not exist or you do not have access to it.”, “type”: “invalid_request_error”, “param”: null, “code”: “model_not_found” } }”

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Did you get access to it yet? I’m facing a similar problem?

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I got access after waiting for 7 days. It looks like it’s rolling out randomly.

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I see. Do you use the API extensively? I’m trying to figure out if usage impacts access since my account is nearly four months old, but I don’t use it much.

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same here!
Please, i need access to o3-mini

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me too, end up to openrouter

The document clearly states:

Tier 3 $100 paid and 7+ days since first successful payment

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Hi all, if you visit help.openai.com and make use of the support system (icon in the bottom right corner) you can start a request for o1/o3-mini access.

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Same for me, I have the Tier 3 since a few months and still no access to o3-mini, it doesn’t even send a response while I put this model…