Data points: 82
The readout for GPT-5 and GPT-5 Mini, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
GPT-5
GPT-5 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 4 to 2.
Evidence depth
82 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-5
The charts below split 16 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare GPT-5 vs GPT-5 Minigpt-5-vs-gpt-5-mini | Model A GPT-5 | Model B GPT-5 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Verified metric wins | 4 wins | 2 wins |
| Where it leads | First-token latency, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests | Cheapest input price, Average speed |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | GPT-5 | GPT-5 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 87.1%#7 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | GPT-5 | GPT-5 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| 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-5 | GPT-5 Mini |
|---|---|---|
30 tests | GPT-5 speed / latency 95 tok/s / 1234ms input / output No data | GPT-5 Mini |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-5 and GPT-5 Mini: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | GPT-5 | GPT-5 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | GPT-5 GPT-5 is stronger when you prioritize First-token latency, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. | GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Average speed. |
TL;DR: GPT-5 leads across 82 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
Continue from GPT-5 vs GPT-5 Mini into nearby model comparisons with enough verified LMSpeed data.
| Model metadata | GPT-5 exposes 128K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. | GPT-5 Mini exposes 400K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. |
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| Developer | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 400K tokens |
| Max output | 16.4K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Modalities | Input FileImageText Output Text | Input TextImageFile Output Text |
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputStructured outputsJSON mode | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | GPT | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-09-30 | 2024-05-31 |
| OpenRouter ID | openai/gpt-5-chat | openai/gpt-5-mini |
| References | No data | No data |
| LiveCodeBench | 84.6%#11 | 83.8%#13 |
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| Input price | $1.25/M#30 | $0.250/M#12 |
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| HLE | 26.5%#24 | 19.7%#41 |
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| Output price | $10.00/M#41 | $2.00/M#24 |
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| Blended price | $3.44/M#58 | $0.688/M#28 |
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| GPQA | 85.4%#31 | 82.8%#44 |
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| SciCode | 42.9%#31 | 39.2%#50 |
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speed / latency
76 tok/s / 6393ms
input / output
No data
EasyMore5 tests | GPT-5 speed / latency 46 tok/s / 6577ms input / output No data | GPT-5 Mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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N1N5 tests | GPT-5 speed / latency 102 tok/s / 948ms input / output No data | GPT-5 Mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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SkyAI5 tests | GPT-5 speed / latency 169 tok/s / 1894ms input / output No data | GPT-5 Mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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Undy API5 tests | GPT-5 speed / latency 131 tok/s / 743ms input / output No data | GPT-5 Mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
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GPT-5 gpt-5-chat speed / latency No data input / output $0.037/M / $0.300/M | GPT-5 Mini gpt-5-mini speed / latency No data input / output $0.0001/M / $0.0010/M |
GPT-5 gpt-5-chat speed / latency No data input / output $0.037/M / $0.300/M | GPT-5 Mini gpt-5-mini speed / latency No data input / output $0.0001/M / $0.0010/M |
GPT-5 gpt-5 speed / latency No data input / output $0.0027/M / $0.0027/M | GPT-5 Mini gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 speed / latency No data input / output $0.034/M / $0.274/M |
Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
