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

GPT-5 mini (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 mini (High)Off the frontier
Intelligence
16.80
Total cost
$189
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 mini (High)GPT-5 mini (Medium)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)16.820.6+22.6% GPT-5 mini (Medium) is 22.6% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$188.66Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)58.72s13.53s−77.0% GPT-5 mini (Medium) is 77.0% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.25 / $2.00$0.25 / $2.00
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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