GPT-5 Mini
GPT-5 MiniAlternatives?
CheaperClaude Haiku 5.5medium+15.2-12%$0.047Remove sampling parameters+5BetterGPT-6 Lunamedium+2.5-67%$0.017Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3
OpenGLM 5.3max+41.9+3,649%$2.01No image input+4CheaperGPT-5.6 Lunahigh+2.5-18%$0.044ICheaperK2 Horizon 7BthinkingOpen+1-24%$0.30 / $1.20No image inputClaude Haiku 5.5medium+15.2-12%$0.047Remove sampling parameters+5GPT-6 Lunaxhigh+8.1-21%$0.042Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3GPT-5.6 Lunahigh+2.5-18%$0.044IK2 Horizon 7BthinkingOpen+1-24%$0.30 / $1.20No image input
Command A+thinkingOpensame-13%$0.30 / $1.50Context: 400K → 128KGPT-6 Lunamedium+2.5-67%$0.017Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3Claude Haiku 5.5low+12.6-54%$0.024Remove sampling parameters+5GPT-5.6 Lunahigh+2.5-18%$0.044
MiMo v2.6 FlashthinkingOpen+22.7+17%$0.062Pass back reasoning_content+3GPT-6.1 Sollow+30.8+144%$0.13Remove unsupported parameters+5GLM 5.3maxOpen+41.9+3,649%$2.01No image input+4MiMo v2.6 ProthinkingOpen+34.8+149%$0.13Pass back reasoning_content+3
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen+33.8+390%$0.26Pass back reasoning_content · Chat Completions+4
Ling 3.1 FlashOpen+33.3+1,769%$1.00No image input
Step 5 PreviewthinkingOpen+33.3+1,819%$1.03web_search not available · Chat Completions+2GPT-6 Astramedium+49.5+2,780%$1.54Monitoring can return HTTP 403+2GPT-6.1 Solmedium+48+299%$0.21Remove unsupported parameters+5GPT-6 Solmedium+18.7+362%$0.25GPT-5.6 Solmedium+14.6+844%$0.50GPT-5.5 Instant (June 2026)+12.6+1,193%$0.69GPT-5.5medium+5.1+1,585%$0.90Prompts with >272K input tokensGPT-6 Lunamedium+2.5-67%$0.017Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3GPT-5.4 Minixhigh+2+736%$0.45All OpenAI models →History
7 versionsFAQ
How much does GPT-5 Mini cost?›
$0.25 per 1M input tokens and $2 per 1M output tokens; cached input $0.025 per 1M.
Is GPT-5 Mini free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.25 per 1M input tokens.
How good is GPT-5 Mini, and what is it best at?›
#139 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #75 of 132 in Coding, #79 of 133 in Agents & Tool Use, #116 of 195 in Writing & Language, #74 of 124 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Instructions.
Is GPT-5 Mini better than Nemotron 3.5 Super VL?›
On Terminal-Bench 4.0, GPT-5 Mini scores 0 vs 0 — about the same.
How can I use GPT-5 Mini?›
Through the API of Azure, OpenAI.
What is the context window of GPT-5 Mini?›
400K tokens, with up to 128K output tokens.
When was GPT-5 Mini released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-08-07. It has been superseded by GPT-5.4 Mini.
Is GPT-5 Mini open source?›
No, GPT-5 Mini is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is GLM 5.3.
Can GPT-5 Mini read images?›
It accepts text and images, PDF files as input.
What is GPT-5 Mini?›
GPT-5 Mini is a closed language model from OpenAI, released Aug 2025, the successor to GPT-4.1 Mini.
What are the best alternatives to GPT-5 Mini?›
Claude Haiku 5.5 (cheaper), GPT-6 Luna (better), GLM 5.3 (open weights).