GPT-5 mini (high)
By OpenAI · released 2025-08-07 (12 months) · snapshot 2026-08-19
- Intelligence index
- 25.80
- Cost to run the AA index
- $130
- Price per 1M tokens (in / out)
- $0.25 / $2.00
- End-to-end time
- 95.4s
Is GPT-5 mini (high) on the Pareto frontier, and what beats it?
Off the frontier
No. GPT-5.6 Luna (xhigh) is at least as smart for the same money or less.
Next step up: Gemini 3.7 Flash (low), smarter but dearer.
| # | Model | Creator | Intelligence | Total cost | E2E total | Open | Released | Frontier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPT-5 mini (high) | OpenAI | 25.80 | $130 | 95.4s | 2025-08-07 | ||
| 2 | GPT-5.6 Luna (xhigh) | OpenAI | 50.10 | $95.1 | 49.3s | 2026-07-09 | Frontier | |
| 3 | Gemini 3.7 Flash (low) | 50.90 | $165 | 2.48s | 2026-08-13 | Frontier |
Open in the picker Daily check URL: 200 on the frontier, 409 once beaten
GPT-5 mini (high) today
1 of 3 effort levels plotted. The remaining levels lack intelligence or benchmark cost data.
Intelligence: Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. Cost: total cost to run that benchmark, so reasoning tokens count. API id: gpt-5-mini.
Compare head to head
Suggested: what beats it, its effort levels, and frontier models near its price.
What the GPT-5 mini release did to the frontier on 2025-08-07
1 of 3 effort levels reached the frontier at launch (GPT-5 mini (high)). Impact 1.14, did not move the frontier; 42 releases this past year did.
Should you use GPT-5 mini (high)?
Should you use GPT-5 mini (high)?
Only when it fits your setup: GPT-5.6 Luna (xhigh) is at least as smart for the same money or less, so GPT-5 mini (high) is off the value frontier today.
What is better and cheaper than GPT-5 mini (high)?
GPT-5.6 Luna (xhigh) — at least as smart for the same money or less.
How much does GPT-5 mini (high) cost?
$0.25/$2.00 in/out per 1M tokens, and $130 to run the full Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, the honest all-in number for reasoning models.
Is GPT-5 mini (high) on the Pareto frontier?
No: GPT-5.6 Luna (xhigh) beats it on intelligence, cost, or both.
Frontier membership by axis pair
Other axis pairs where GPT-5 mini (high) is Pareto-optimal.
| Y axis | X axis | On the frontier |
|---|---|---|
| AA intelligence index | AA total cost to run (USD) | |
| AA intelligence index | End-to-end total seconds | |
| AA intelligence index | Output speed tokens/sec |
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