Data points: 91
Model compare
The readout for GPT-4o Mini and GPT-5.2, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: GPT-5.2. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
GPT-5.2
GPT-5.2 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 4 to 96.
Evidence depth
91 data points
Includes 13 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 6 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-5.2
The charts below split 19 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Switch either side of this report to compare another model with the same LMSpeed data pipeline.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-4o Mini and GPT-5.2: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | GPT-4o Mini | GPT-5.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 4.0 pts | 96.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 0 categories | 6 categories |
| Operational advantages | Average speed | Cheapest input price, First-token latency, 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-5.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Released | Jul 2024 | Dec 2025 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | GPT | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2023-10-31 | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | openai/gpt-4o-mini | openai/gpt-5.2 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-4o Mini and GPT-5.2: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
GPT-4o Mini
GPT-4o Mini has these operational advantages: Average speed.
GPT-5.2
GPT-5.2 is stronger in benchmark categories (Agents, Coding, Reasoning, Knowledge, Math) and operational dimensions (Cheapest input price, First-token latency, 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-5.2
52.8
GPT-5.2 leads by 16.1
GPT-5.2 leads by 19.3
GPT-5.2 leads by 14.1
GPT-5.2 leads by 2.6
GPT-5.2 leads by 9.8
No data
GPT-5.2
GPT-5.2 leads by 14.5
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-5.2
$4.81/M
Rank #132/162 · confidence 4
GPT-4o Mini
winner$0.150/M
Rank #21/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5.2
$1.75/M
Rank #120/162 · confidence 4
GPT-4o Mini
winner$0.600/M
Rank #23/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5.2
$14.00/M
Rank #133/162 · confidence 4
GPT-4o Mini
64.8%
Rank #112/125 · confidence 4
GPT-5.2
winner81.4%
Rank #54/125 · confidence 4
GPT-4o Mini
4.0%
Rank #162/187 · confidence 4
GPT-5.2
winner7.3%
Rank #109/187 · confidence 4
GPT-4o Mini
42.6%
Rank #173/188 · confidence 4
GPT-5.2
winner71.2%
Rank #110/188 · confidence 4
GPT-4o Mini
22.9
Rank #94/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-07-18
GPT-5.2
winner52.1
Rank #18/96 · confidence 3 · eval date 2025-12-11
GPT-4o Mini
23.4%
Rank #101/115 · confidence 4
GPT-5.2
winner66.9%
Rank #36/115 · confidence 4
GPT-4o Mini
22.9%
Rank #166/185 · confidence 4
GPT-5.2
winner40.4%
Rank #64/185 · confidence 4
GPT-4o Mini
42.6
Rank #95/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-07-18
GPT-5.2
winner90.3
Rank #19/96 · confidence 3 · eval date 2025-12-11
GPT-4o Mini
4.0
Rank #89/96 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-07-18
GPT-5.2
winner35.4
Rank #21/96 · confidence 3 · eval date 2025-12-11
GPT-4o Mini
6.9
Rank #97/99 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-07-18
GPT-5.2
winner42.2
Rank #22/99 · confidence 3 · eval date 2025-12-11
GPT-4o Mini
31.0
Rank #84/86 · confidence 1 · eval date 2024-07-18
GPT-5.2
winner75.4
Rank #21/86 · confidence 3 · eval date 2025-12-11
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | GPT-4o Mini | GPT-5.2 |
|---|---|---|
| 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-5.2 |
|---|---|---|
158 tests | GPT-4o Mini speed / latency 81 tok/s / 2589ms input / output No data | GPT-5.2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
15 tests | GPT-4o Mini speed / latency 130 tok/s / 1129ms input / output No data | GPT-5.2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
15 tests | GPT-4o Mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5.2 speed / latency 56 tok/s / 1798ms input / output No data |
10 tests | GPT-4o Mini speed / latency 84 tok/s / 5980ms input / output No data | GPT-5.2 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-5.2 speed / latency 64 tok/s / 3553ms input / output No data |
GPT-4o Mini gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18 speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | GPT-5.2 gpt-5.2-chat-latest speed / latency No data input / output $0/request |
Weighted outcome: GPT-5.2. 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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