Capabilities
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+0.5%Pricing breakdown
Typical 3:1 output-to-input mix, per 1M tokens
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Market position
- Cheaper than 26% of tracked models
- Faster than 9% of tracked models
- Efficiency rank: #82 of 1105
Best suited for
Mixed text, image, audio and document workloads that benefit from one model across modalities.
About gpt-5-mini
GPT-5 Mini is a compact version of GPT-5, designed to handle lighter-weight reasoning tasks. It provides the same instruction-following and safety-tuning benefits as GPT-5, but with reduced latency and cost....
gpt-5-mini is a Multimodal model from OpenAI (US). HotON.ai tracks it at $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $2.00 per 1M output tokens, with a 400K-token context window, ~125 tokens/sec throughput and 100.0% availability. Its composite efficiency score is 91/100 at an estimated $0.002 per successful task.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does gpt-5-mini cost per 1M tokens?+
gpt-5-mini is tracked at $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $2.00 per 1M output tokens. A typical 3:1 output-to-input workload blends to roughly $1.56 per 1M tokens. Figures are illustrative demo data.
What is gpt-5-mini best for?+
Mixed text, image, audio and document workloads that benefit from one model across modalities.
How fast is gpt-5-mini?+
gpt-5-mini delivers about 125 tokens/sec with 100.0% tracked availability, suitable for latency-sensitive, real-time applications.
Is gpt-5-mini cheaper than other AI models?+
Within the HotON.ai tracked set, gpt-5-mini is cheaper than 26% of models on input price and ranks #82 of 1105 by overall efficiency.
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Pricing is real (via the TestKey catalog, updated daily). Quality (Arena Elo) is real where the model is ranked on LMArena. Speed, availability and efficiency are modeled estimates.