Data points: 82
The readout for Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite and GPT-5, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Tie
Tie currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 3 to 3.
Evidence depth
82 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Tie
The charts below split 16 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite vs GPT-5gemini-2-5-flash-lite-vs-gpt-5 | Model A Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | Model B GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Tie | Tie |
| Verified metric wins | 3 wins | 3 wins |
| Where it leads | Average speed, First-token latency, Recent tests | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| AIME | 50.0%#25 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
65 tests | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite speed / latency 276 tok/s / 1323ms input / output No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite and GPT-5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite is stronger when you prioritize Average speed, First-token latency, Recent tests. | GPT-5 GPT-5 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage. |
TL;DR: Tie leads across 82 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
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| Model metadata | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite exposes 1.0M tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Audio input. | GPT-5 exposes 128K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | OpenAI | |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 128K tokens |
| Max output | 65.5K tokens | 16.4K tokens |
| Released | Sep 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFileAudiovideo Output Text | Input FileImageText Output Text |
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputAudio inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputStructured outputsJSON mode |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | Gemini | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2025-01-31 | 2024-09-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025 | openai/gpt-5-chat |
| References | No data | No data |
| MATH-500 | 92.6%#26 | 99.4%#1 |
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| Time to first answer token | 0.37 s#2 | 62.85 s#98 |
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| Time to first token | 0.37 s#3 | 62.85 s#104 |
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| Input price | $0.100/M#6 | $1.25/M#30 |
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| Output price | $0.400/M#6 | $10.00/M#41 |
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| MMLU-Pro | 72.4%#63 | 87.1%#7 |
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| Output speed | 229.0 tok/s#7 | 109.6 tok/s#44 |
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GPT-5
speed / latency
169 tok/s / 1894ms
input / output
No data
Rnglg2 API30 tests | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite speed / latency 235 tok/s / 2518ms input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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V-API20 tests | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency 95 tok/s / 1234ms input / output No data |
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GankInterview LLM15 tests | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite speed / latency 262 tok/s / 904ms input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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N1N10 tests | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite speed / latency 298 tok/s / 524ms input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency 102 tok/s / 948ms input / output No data |
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Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025 speed / latency No data input / output $0.0041/M / $0.016/M | GPT-5 gpt-5-chat-latest speed / latency No data input / output $0.051/M / $0.411/M |
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite gemini-2.5-flash-lite-nothinking speed / latency No data input / output $0.0086/M / $0.034/M | GPT-5 gpt-5-chat speed / latency No data input / output $0.171/M / $1.37/M |
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025 speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/M / $0.010/M | GPT-5 gpt-5 speed / latency No data input / output $1.35/M / $10.80/M |
Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
