GPT-5 mini (Medium) vs Grok 4.5 (High)

GPT-5 mini (Medium) vs Grok 4.5 (High). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

OpenAIGPT-5 mini (Medium)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
20.60
Total cost
-
SpaceXAIGrok 4.5 (High)Off the frontier
Intelligence
38.80
Total cost
$1244
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 mini (Medium)Grok 4.5 (High)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)20.638.8+88.3% Grok 4.5 (High) is 88.3% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$1,243.85— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)13.53s18.82s+39.1% Grok 4.5 (High) is 39.1% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.25 / $2.00$2.00 / $6.00
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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