OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini
Analysis Summary
OpenAI's GPT-5 Mini achieves an intelligence index of 41.2, GPQA of 0.828, and an agentic index of 50.9, with vision, tool use, function calling, and file input across a 400K context window. Instruction following (ifbench 0.754) is the strongest in this batch, and long-context reasoning (lcr 0.680) is excellent. The livecodebench score of 0.838 is also strong.
For businesses, GPT-5 Mini is a highly capable all-rounder suited to content generation, agentic workflows, long-document analysis, and multimodal tasks. The combination of a 400K context window, vision, and strong instruction following makes it particularly valuable for client-facing content and complex automation pipelines.
At $0.25 input and $2 output, it offers strong value relative to its capability tier. For most business workloads that do not require the absolute frontier of reasoning, GPT-5 Mini is the more cost-effective choice over GPT-5, and it should be the default recommendation for teams adopting the GPT-5 family.
Assessed June 6, 2026
Editorial notes
GPT-5 Mini from OpenAI pairs strong reasoning and vision with a 400K context window and competitive pricing, delivering near-flagship capability at a fraction of the cost for most business workloads.
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Performance Profile
How OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini compares
OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini ranks #57 of 378 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #66 of 315 for coding, #80 of 289 for agentic tasks. Its 400K-token context window is larger than 85% of the models we list. At $0.25 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 47% of comparable models.
About 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..
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Model Information
| OpenRouter ID |
openai/gpt-5-mini
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| Provider | openai |
| Release Date | August 7, 2025 |
| Context Length | 400,000 tokens |
| Max Completion | 128,000 tokens |
| Status | Active |
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.25 | $0.000250 |
| Output | $2.00 | $0.002000 |
Live Performance
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Frequently asked questions about OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini
How much does OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini cost?
OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini costs $0.25 per million input tokens and $2.00 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini?
OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini has a context window of 400,000 tokens (400K).
Is OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini good for coding?
On our coding benchmark index, OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini ranks #66 of 315 models, placing it in the top quartile of the field for code generation and debugging.
What can OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini do?
OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.
Who created OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini?
OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini is developed by OpenAI and was released on August 7, 2025.
