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OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini vs xAI: Grok 4.5

Summary

GPT-5 Mini (medium) leads on average score with 8.5 vs 7.8. GPT-5 Mini (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.159 vs $0.760. Grok 4.5 (low) is faster at 15.48s vs 23.64s, with pass rates of 63.5% vs 74.6%.

Recommended modelGPT-5 Mini (medium)It has the best score here (8.5), while costing about 4.8x less than Grok 4.5 (low).

Last updated at: 2026-07-14

Metric GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini medium Release: 2025-08-07 Grok 4.5 Grok 4.5 low Release: 2026-07-08
Score 8.5 7.8
Rank #19 #41
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.1 9.7
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 63.5% 74.6%
Flaky tests 2 1
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 1.319 5.061
Total Cost $0.159 $0.760
Input Price $0.250 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $2.000 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 37,100 58,652
Output Tokens 6,801 1,735
Reasoning Tokens 67,690 105,233
Response Time (avg) 23.64s 15.48s
Response Time (max) 88.15s 205.28s
Response Time (total) 496.44s 324.98s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#19 GPT-5 Mini

medium
Cost
$0.007
Time
42.9s
Tokens
3,432 tok

#41 xAI: Grok 4.5

low
Cost
$0.011
Time
12.4s
Tokens
2,018 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
GPT-5 Mini 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 27.63s 7,302 658 17,152
Grok 4.5 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 13.72s 9,579 303 15,641

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