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

GPT-5.5 (Medium) 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.

OpenAIGPT-5.5 (Medium)Off the frontier
Intelligence
33.80
Total cost
$2095
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.

MetricGPT-5.5 (Medium)GPT-5 mini (Minimal)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)33.89.9−70.7% GPT-5 mini (Minimal) is 70.7% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$2,095.12Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)11.17s5.15s−53.9% GPT-5 mini (Minimal) is 53.9% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $30.0$0.25 / $2.00
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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