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

GPT-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 (Medium)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
22.90
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.

MetricGPT-5 (Medium)GPT-5 mini (Minimal)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)22.99.9−56.8% GPT-5 mini (Minimal) is 56.8% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)27.13s5.24s−80.7% GPT-5 mini (Minimal) is 80.7% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$1.25 / $10.0$0.25 / $2.00
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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