GPT-5.5 (High) vs GPT-5 mini (Medium)

GPT-5.5 (High) vs GPT-5 mini (Medium). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

OpenAIGPT-5.5 (High)Off the frontier
Intelligence
37.00
Total cost
$3411
OpenAIGPT-5 mini (Medium)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
20.60
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.

MetricGPT-5.5 (High)GPT-5 mini (Medium)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)37.020.6−44.3% GPT-5 mini (Medium) is 44.3% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$3,410.76Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)19.79s13.63s−31.1% GPT-5 mini (Medium) is 31.1% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $30.0$0.25 / $2.00
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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