Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-5 mini leads with 45.9% higher average benchmark score. GPT-5 mini offers 388.7K more tokens in context window than Qwen2.5 7B Instruct. Qwen2.5 7B Instruct is $1.65 cheaper per million tokens. GPT-5 mini supports multimodal inputs. Overall, GPT-5 mini is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
OpenAI
GPT-5 Mini was created as a more accessible version of GPT-5, designed to provide strong capabilities with improved efficiency and lower operational costs. Built to extend GPT-5's advancements to a broader range of applications, it balances advanced performance with practical deployment considerations.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen 2.5 7B was created as an efficient instruction-tuned model, designed to provide capable performance with just 7 billion parameters. Built for applications requiring reliable language understanding with minimal computational overhead, it serves as an accessible entry point to the Qwen 2.5 family.
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Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-09-19

GPT-5 mini
OpenAI
2025-08-07
Cost per million tokens (USD)

GPT-5 mini

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

GPT-5 mini

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
GPT-5 mini
2024-05-30
Available providers and their performance metrics

GPT-5 mini
OpenAI
ZeroEval


GPT-5 mini

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

GPT-5 mini

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
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