OpenAI: GPT-5 Image Mini
OpenAI's GPT-5 Image Mini supports multimodal input and output including image generation, and comes from a trusted provider with a large 400K context window, but without any benchmark data available it cannot be scored above the conservative range — businesses should evaluate it directly for image-centric workflows.
Assessment date: March 12, 2026
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GPT-5 Image Mini combines OpenAI's advanced language capabilities, powered by GPT-5 Mini, with GPT Image 1 Mini for efficient image generation. This natively multimodal model features superior instruction following, text rendering, and detailed image editing with reduced latency and cost. It excels at high-quality visual creation while maintaining strong text understanding, making it ideal for applications that require both efficient image generation and text processing at scale.
Capabilities
Architecture
| Modality | Text + Image + File → Text + Image |
| Tokenizer | GPT |
Model Information
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $2.50 | $0.002500 |
| Output | $2.00 | $0.002000 |
Live Performance
Live endpoint metrics — refreshed every 30 minutes.
