Apertus 8B Instruct vs GPT-5 mini (Minimal)

Apertus 8B Instruct vs GPT-5 mini (Minimal). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Swiss AI InitiativeApertus 8B InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
4.80
Total cost
-
OpenAIGPT-5 mini (Minimal)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
9.90
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricApertus 8B InstructGPT-5 mini (Minimal)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)4.89.9+106.3% GPT-5 mini (Minimal) is 2.1× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)7.35s5.24s−28.7% GPT-5 mini (Minimal) is 28.7% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.10 / $0.20$0.25 / $2.00
Input modalitiesTextText, Image
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