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GPT-5 Mini
gpt-5-mini
0.0
Helpfulness
Instruction Following
Comprehension
Empathy
Creative Writing
Helpfulness
0.0
Instruction Following
0.0
Comprehension
0.0
Empathy
0.0
Creative Writing
0.0
Speed
Avg 94 tok/s
Release Date
December 2025
Lab
OpenAI
Type
Proprietary
Context Size
400K
Max Output Tokens
128K
Cost per 1 million tokens
$0.25 / $2.00
Model Inputs*
Text, Images, Audio
Model Outputs*
Text
Tool Calling*
Enabled
Overall Assistant Score
An average score combining the 5 main categories.
84.30 pts
Rank #21
58th Percentile
0
Novice
33
Capable
66
Proficient
100
Expert
GPT-5 Mini is a faster, cost-efficient version of GPT-5 designed for well-defined tasks requiring moderate reasoning. Positioned between GPT-5 Nano and the full GPT-5, it offers a compelling balance of capability and efficiency with stronger comprehension and instruction following than Nano while maintaining excellent speed. Its expanded reasoning tokens support more complex multi-step workflows, making it suitable for production applications that need reliable performance without the cost of the flagship model.

Intelligence

Overall Score; Higher is better

Gemini 2.5 …
Claude Haik…
Grok 4 Fast…
DeepSeek V3…
Gemini 3 Fl…
GPT-5 Mini
o4-mini
Grok 4 Fast
o1
DeepSeek V3…

Speed

Output Tokens per Second; Higher is better

Llama 4 Sco…
Gemini 2.5 …
o4-mini
DeepSeek V3…
Llama 4 Mav…
GPT-5 Mini
Gemini 2.0 …
Claude Haik…
Grok 4 Fast
o3-mini

Price

USD per 1M Tokens; Lower is better

Grok 4.1 Fa…
Grok 4 Fast…
Grok 4 Fast
Llama 4 Mav…
Llama 3.3 7…
GPT-5 Mini
DeepSeek V3
Gemini 2.5 …
Grok 3 Mini
Kimi K2 Thi…

openai Models

Overall Score; Same provider comparison

GPT 5.1
o3
GPT 5.2
GPT 5
ChatGPT 4o
GPT-5 Mini
o4-mini
o1
o3-mini
GPT-5 Nano

GPT Family

Overall Score; Same model family comparison

GPT 5.1
GPT 5.2
GPT 5
ChatGPT 4o
GPT-5 Mini
GPT-5 Nano
GPT 4o

Closest Rivals

Overall Score; Nearest by overall rank

Gemini 2.5 …
Claude Haik…
Grok 4 Fast…
DeepSeek V3…
Gemini 3 Fl…
GPT-5 Mini
o4-mini
Grok 4 Fast
o1
DeepSeek V3…