Model error diagnosis

OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini Search Preview | model permission denied

OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini Search Preview returning 403 / model permission denied means you should first confirm whether model ID openai/gpt-4o-mini-search-preview is visible for this OpenAI key, then separate permission, context, capability, rate limit, or route issues.

Model

openai/gpt-4o-mini-search-preview

OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini Search Preview

Provider

OpenAI

62 models in catalog

Error type

model permission denied

permission-denied

Status code

403

global model route

Model error summary

Model

openai/gpt-4o-mini-search-preview

Error type

permission-denied

Status code

403

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What this model error usually means

OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini Search Preview returning 403 / model permission denied means you should first confirm whether model ID openai/gpt-4o-mini-search-preview is visible for this OpenAI key, then separate permission, context, capability, rate limit, or route issues.

Model: openai/gpt-4o-mini-search-preview
Provider: OpenAI
Status code: 403

How to prove it during checking

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List models: confirm whether openai/gpt-4o-mini-search-preview is actually visible instead of guessing from the display name.
Light probe: use minimal input to verify whether OpenAI returns the same 403, then record the error body.
Compare model facts: context 128,000, input $0.150, output $0.600.
supports max_tokens
supports response_format
supports structured_outputs
supports web_search_options

Next action

OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini Search Preview model permission denied should not end at failed. Return the next move: change model ID, add permission, reduce context, disable unsupported capability, change route, monitor, or hold listing.

Context: 128,000
Price: $0.150 / $0.600
Read-only check. Detection data burns after 5 minutes.

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OpenAI: GPT-4o-mini Search Preview

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