GPT-5 mini (High) vs gpt-oss-20b (Low)

GPT-5 mini (High) vs gpt-oss-20b (Low). 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-oss-20b (Low)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
10.00
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-oss-20b (Low)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)16.810.0−40.5% gpt-oss-20b (Low) is 40.5% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$188.66Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)58.74s14.59s−75.2% gpt-oss-20b (Low) is 75.2% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.25 / $2.00$0.07 / $0.30
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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