GPT-5 nano (Medium) vs o4-mini (High)

GPT-5 nano (Medium) vs o4-mini (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 nano (Medium)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
12.50
Total cost
-
OpenAIo4-mini (High)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
16.70
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 nano (Medium)o4-mini (High)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)12.516.7+33.6% o4-mini (High) is 33.6% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)40.59s28.44s−29.9% o4-mini (High) is 29.9% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.05 / $0.40$1.10 / $4.40
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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