GPT-5 mini (Minimal) vs Mercury 2.5

GPT-5 mini (Minimal) vs Mercury 2.5. 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 (Minimal)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
9.90
Total cost
-
InceptionMercury 2.5Off the frontier
Intelligence
12.30
Total cost
$218
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 (Minimal)Mercury 2.5Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)9.912.3+24.2% Mercury 2.5 is 24.2% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$218.11— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)5.24s4.39s−16.2% Mercury 2.5 is 16.2% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.25 / $2.00$0.25 / $0.75
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