OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini
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....
Everything else
| Max output | 128K |
|---|---|
| Input / 1M | $0.25 |
| Output / 1M | $2 |
| Cache read / 1M | $0.025 |
| Cache write / 1M | — |
| 1M in + 1M out | $2.25 |
| Takes | text, image, file |
| Returns | text |
| Tools | yes |
| Reasoning | always on · high, medium, low, minimal |
| Open weights | no |
| Released | 2025-08-07 |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-05-31 |
| Retires | — |
| Catalog id | openai/gpt-5-mini |
Benchmarks
| source | epoch |
|---|---|
| eci | 145.81 |
| confidence | Unknown |
| accessibility | API access |
Benchmark scores by Epoch AI, CC BY 4.0.
Using it
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