GPT-5 Mini pricing & benchmarks
GPT-5 Mini is available from OpenAI at $0.250 per million input tokens and $2.00 per million output tokens ($0.688 blended at 3:1). It accepts up to 400,000 tokens of context. 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....
Pricing
Per million tokens · OpenRouter
Input$0.250
Output$2.00
Blended (3:1)$0.688
Specification
openai/gpt-5-mini
Context window400K
Max output128K
ReleasedAug 2025
LicenceProprietary
Modalitiesin:text, in:image, in:file, out:text
Benchmarks
Independently run — not vendor self-reports. Every score links its source.
| Benchmark | Score | Config | Run | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 75.0% ±2.3 | high effort | 2025-10-30 | Independently run · Epoch AI |
| SWE-bench Verified | 64.7% ±2.2 | medium effort | 2026-02-01 | Independently run · Epoch AI |
| FrontierMath T1–3 | 46.7% ±3.0 | high effort | 2026-06-12 | Independently run · Epoch AI |
| FrontierMath T4 | 12.2% ±5.2 | high effort | 2026-06-12 | Independently run · Epoch AI |
| SimpleQA Verified | 21.0% ±1.3 | high effort | 2025-12-09 | Independently run · Epoch AI |
| OTIS Mock AIME | 86.7% ±4.3 | high effort | 2025-10-30 | Independently run · Epoch AI |
Scores published by Epoch AI, 'AI Benchmarking Hub', used under CC BY 4.0.
Cheaper models that score at least as well on GPQA Diamond
Strictly lower blended price AND an equal-or-higher GPQA Diamond score. One benchmark is one dimension — a model that wins here may still be weaker at your specific task.
| Model | Provider | Blended $/1M | GPQA Diamond | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gpt-oss-120b | OpenAI | $0.070 (−90%) | 75.8% | Compare → |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | DeepSeek | $0.113 (−84%) | 91.0% | Compare → |
| Gemma 4 31B | $0.160 (−77%) | 75.8% | Compare → | |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | OpenAI | $0.225 (−67%) | 91.6% | Compare → |
| GLM 5.2 | Zhipu AI | $0.387 (−44%) | 91.9% | Compare → |
Where to run GPT-5 Mini
4 options across 2 providers · 2.2× between cheapest and dearest. Blended at 3:1. ⚠ marks an option serving less context than the best available, or re-pricing above a prompt-length threshold. Bracketed labels are the provider's own service tier or region.
| Host | Blended $/1M | In / Out | Context | Uptime 24h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI (flex) | $0.344 | $0.125 / $1.00 | 400K | 98.0% |
| OpenAI | $0.688 | $0.250 / $2.00 | 400K | 98.0% |
| Azure | $0.688 | $0.250 / $2.00 | 400K | 100.0% |
| Azure (swedencentral) | $0.756 | $0.275 / $2.20 | 400K | 100.0% |
Host prices and uptime from OpenRouter, synced 2026-08-08.
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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 on OpenRouter. At a 3:1 input:output mix that blends to $0.688 per million tokens.
What is GPT-5 Mini's context window?
GPT-5 Mini accepts up to 400,000 tokens of context, and can generate up to 128,000 output tokens.
How good is GPT-5 Mini on benchmarks?
GPT-5 Mini scores 75.0% on GPQA Diamond, independently run and published by Epoch AI. 6 benchmark results are listed on this page, each with its run date and source.
Is there a cheaper model as good as GPT-5 Mini?
Yes — 5 models in our catalogue cost less per token than GPT-5 Mini and score at least as high on the same benchmark. The cheapest is gpt-oss-120b at $0.070 per million tokens blended.