GPT-5 Mini
GPT-5 MiniAlternatives?
CheaperMiMo v2.6 ProunstatedOpenwins 67%-21%$0.43 / $0.87Pass back reasoning_content+3BetterGPT-6 Lunamaxwins 62%+27%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3
OpenKimi K3maxwins 69%+3,639%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3
CheaperGLM 5.3 FlashunstatedOpenwins 65%-65%$0.15 / $0.50Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4CheaperMiMo v2.5 ProunstatedOpenwins 65%-21%$0.43 / $0.87No image inputMiMo v2.6 ProunstatedOpenwins 67%-21%$0.43 / $0.87Pass back reasoning_content+3GLM 5.3 FlashunstatedOpenwins 65%-65%$0.15 / $0.50Defaults to max · Self-hosted+4MiMo v2.5 ProunstatedOpenwins 65%-21%$0.43 / $0.87No image input
Qwen3.7 Plusunstatedwins 65%-19%$0.32 / $1.28MiMo v2 Prounstatedwins 64%-21%$0.43 / $0.87No image inputGPT-6 Lunamaxwins 62%+27%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3GPT-5.6 Lunaxhighwins 62%+60%$0.085GPT-5.6 Terraxhighwins 65%+1,081%$0.63Prompts with >272K input tokensGPT-6.1 Solmaxwins 69%+1,254%$0.72Remove unsupported parameters+5
Muse Spark 1.2xhighwins 67%+1,722%$0.97Only auto tool_choice is supported+1Kimi K3maxOpenwins 69%+3,639%$2.00Sampling parameters are fixed+3GLM 5.2maxOpenwins 68%+2,653%$1.47No image inputGLM 5.3maxOpenwins 68%+3,649%$2.01No image input+4GLM 5unstatedOpenwins 67%+125%$1 / $3.20Context: 400K → 203K+1GLM 5.1unstatedOpenwins 67%+213%$1.40 / $4.40Context: 400K → 203K+1GPT-5.6 Solxhighwins 70%+2,114%$1.18GPT-6.1 Solmaxwins 69%+1,254%$0.72Remove unsupported parameters+5GPT-5.5highwins 68%+2,781%$1.54Prompts with >272K input tokensGPT-6 Astramaxwins 68%+5,989%$3.26Monitoring can return HTTP 403+2GPT-5.4highwins 66%—$2.50 / $15GPT-6 Solmaxwins 66%+1,853%$1.04GPT-5.6 Terraxhighwins 65%+1,081%$0.63Prompts with >272K input tokensGPT-5.1highwins 65%—$1.25 / $10All OpenAI models →History
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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. A typical benchmark task costs about $0.053 at high effort.
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?›
#118 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #75 of 132 in Coding, #79 of 133 in Agents & Tool Use, #116 of 195 in Writing & Language, #68 of 124 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Instructions.
Is GPT-5 Mini better than GPT-4.1 Mini?›
On Arena Text · creative writing, GPT-5 Mini scores 1,323 vs 1,349 — lower.
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 Kimi K3.
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?›
MiMo v2.6 Pro (cheaper), GPT-6 Luna (better), Kimi K3 (open weights).