OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini
openai/gpt-5-mini
103rd smartest of 182ReasoningToolsJSONVision
Intelligence
25.3
103rd of 182
Design Elo
1159
Data Viz
Speed
—
tokens/sec
Latency
—
first token
Input price
$0.250
119th cheapest
Context
400K
128K max out
How it compares
Smarter than43%
of all ranked models
Cheaper than64%
of all ranked models
Overview
GPT-5 Mini is a compact version of GPT-5, designed to handle lighter-weight reasoning tasks. It provides the same instruction-following and safety-tuning benefits as GPT-5, but with reduced latency and cost....
Benchmarks
independent · Artificial Analysis & Design ArenaArtificial Analysis69th percentile
Intelligence Index
25.3
Coding Index
15.6
GPQA Diamond
83%
Humanity's Last Exam
20%
SciCode
39%
Tau²-Bench (agentic)
68%
Design Arena · Elo1,332 tournaments
Data Viz
1159
Website
1149
svg
1139
3D
1094
Providers & pricing (4)
| Provider | In $/M | Out $/M | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAIcache | $0.250 | $2.00 | 400K | 99.9% |
| OpenAIcache | $0.125 | $1.00 | 400K | 99.9% |
| Azure | $0.250 | $2.00 | 400K | 100% |
| Azure | $0.275 | $2.20 | 400K | — |
Specifications
Context window400K
Max output128K
Knowledge cutoffMay 2024
Input modalitiestext, image, file
Output modalitiestext
Prompt cachingSupported
Cache read price$0.025/M
ModeratedYes
GPT-5 Mini FAQ
How much does GPT-5 Mini cost?
GPT-5 Mini costs $0.250 per million input tokens and $2.00 per million output tokens via OpenRouter, making it 119th cheapest of 332 paid models.
How smart is GPT-5 Mini?
GPT-5 Mini scores 25.3 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking 103rd of 182 benchmarked models, with a GPQA Diamond score of 83%.
What is GPT-5 Mini's context window?
GPT-5 Mini supports a 400K-token context window and can output up to 128K tokens. It accepts text, image, file input.
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