Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-5 leads with 4.9% higher average benchmark score. GPT-5 mini is $9.00 cheaper per million tokens. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
OpenAI
GPT-5 represents the next generation of OpenAI's foundational models, developed to advance the frontier of AI capabilities in reasoning, knowledge, and general intelligence. Built to push beyond the limitations of GPT-4, it incorporates architectural and training improvements designed to enhance performance across diverse tasks and domains.
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.
Launched on the same date

GPT-5
OpenAI
2025-08-07

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

GPT-5

GPT-5 mini
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 5 common benchmarks

GPT-5

GPT-5 mini
GPT-5 mini
2024-05-30
GPT-5
2024-09-30
Available providers and their performance metrics

GPT-5
OpenAI
ZeroEval


GPT-5

GPT-5 mini

GPT-5

GPT-5 mini
GPT-5 mini
OpenAI
ZeroEval