Data points: 104
Model compare
The readout for GPT-4o Mini and GPT-5, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: GPT-5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
GPT-5
GPT-5 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 17.3 to 82.7.
Evidence depth
104 data points
Includes 19 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 6 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-5
The charts below split 25 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-4o Mini and GPT-5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | GPT-4o Mini | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 17.3 pts | 82.7 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 1 categories | 5 categories |
| Operational advantages | First-token latency | Cheapest input price, Average speed, Free providers, Provider coverage |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 400K tokens |
| Max output | 16.4K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | GPT-4o Mini | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Released | Jul 2024 | Aug 2025 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | GPT | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2023-10-31 | 2024-09-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | openai/gpt-4o-mini | openai/gpt-5 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-4o Mini and GPT-5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
GPT-4o Mini
GPT-4o Mini is stronger in benchmark categories (Knowledge) and operational dimensions (First-token latency).
GPT-5
GPT-5 is stronger in benchmark categories (Agents, Coding, Reasoning, Math, Instruction following) and operational dimensions (Cheapest input price, Average speed, Free providers, Provider coverage).
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
GPT-4o Mini
41.8
Avg. score
GPT-5
51.9
GPT-5 leads by 13.6
GPT-5 leads by 11.8
GPT-5 leads by 11.4
GPT-4o Mini leads by 4.3
GPT-5 leads by 15.5
No data
No data
GPT-5 leads by 12.7
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
GPT-4o Mini
winner$0.262/M
Rank #21/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5
$3.44/M
Rank #117/162 · confidence 4
GPT-4o Mini
winner$0.150/M
Rank #21/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5
$1.25/M
Rank #107/162 · confidence 4
GPT-4o Mini
winner$0.600/M
Rank #23/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5
$10.00/M
Rank #120/162 · confidence 4
GPT-4o Mini
64.8%
Rank #112/125 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner80.6%
Rank #57/125 · confidence 4
GPT-4o Mini
42.6%
Rank #173/188 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner67.3%
Rank #121/188 · confidence 4
GPT-4o Mini
4.0%
Rank #162/187 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner5.4%
Rank #132/187 · confidence 4
GPT-4o Mini
11.4
Rank #57/59 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-07-18
GPT-5
winner37.8
Rank #41/59 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-4o Mini
22.9
Rank #94/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-07-18
GPT-5
winner42.9
Rank #46/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-4o Mini
23.4%
Rank #101/115 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner55.8%
Rank #49/115 · confidence 4
GPT-4o Mini
22.9%
Rank #166/185 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner38.8%
Rank #83/185 · confidence 4
GPT-4o Mini
11.7%
Rank #55/68 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner36.7%
Rank #35/68 · confidence 4
GPT-4o Mini
78.9%
Rank #52/74 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner86.1%
Rank #42/74 · confidence 4
GPT-4o Mini
4.0
Rank #89/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-07-18
GPT-5
winner26.5
Rank #39/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-4o Mini
42.6
Rank #95/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-07-18
GPT-5
winner85.4
Rank #45/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-4o Mini
6.9
Rank #97/99 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-07-18
GPT-5
winner34.7
Rank #48/99 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-4o Mini
41.5
Rank #55/57 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-07-18
GPT-5
winner74.2
Rank #32/57 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-4o Mini
31.0
Rank #84/86 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-07-18
GPT-5
winner73.1
Rank #29/86 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-4o Mini
1.0
Rank #55/55 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-07-18
GPT-5
winner25.7
Rank #28/55 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
GPT-4o Mini
241.0
Rank #51/55 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-07-18
GPT-5
winner1079.0
Rank #31/55 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-08-07
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | GPT-4o Mini | 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 | GPT-4o Mini | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
20 tests | GPT-4o Mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency 95 tok/s / 1234ms input / output No data |
15 tests | GPT-4o Mini speed / latency 130 tok/s / 1129ms input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
10 tests | GPT-4o Mini speed / latency 84 tok/s / 5980ms input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
5 tests | GPT-4o Mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency 46 tok/s / 6577ms input / output No data |
5 tests | GPT-4o Mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency 102 tok/s / 948ms input / output No data |
GPT-4o Mini gpt-4o-mini speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | GPT-5 gpt-5-chat-latest speed / latency No data input / output $0/request |
Weighted outcome: GPT-5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Input
Output
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeWeb search | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
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