#50 GPT-5 Mini
medium- Cost
- $0.007
- Time
- 42.9s
- Tokens
- 3,432 tok
OpenAI
Release: 2025-08-07
Tested on: 2026-04-11 01:44
openai/gpt-5-mini::medium
~400B total (~17B active)MoEClosedEstimated Summary
GPT-5 Mini scores 7.0 on AI BENCHY and ranks #50. It has N/A reliability, a 61.1% pass rate, $0.128 total cost, and 23.98s average response time.
What makes GPT-5 Mini unique: Its total benchmark cost is unusually low for its score range.
Model facts
Researched on 2026-08-12
- Parameters
- ~400B total (~17B active)
- Architecture
- MoE
- Availability
- Closed
- License
- -
Best estimate from public evidence; the vendor did not disclose every value. External research estimate; OpenAI does not disclose the architecture.
7.0
Consistency
8.6
N/A
$0.128
Total Output Tokens
59,861
Total Input Tokens
0
Input Price
$0.250 / 1M
Output Price
$2.000 / 1M
Flaky tests
3
Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).
Hamster playing table tennis
Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.
Run history
| Tested on | Score | Reliability | Tests Correct | Total Cost | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 02:07 Re-test | 8.1 | 10.0 | $0.241 | Compare | |
| 2026-07-16 22:27 New test added | 8.1 | 10.0 | $0.237 | Compare | |
| 2026-06-04 13:43 New test added | 7.3 | 10.0 | $0.159 | Compare | |
| 2026-05-22 00:16 Re-test | 6.9 | 10.0 | $0.150 | Compare | |
| 2026-04-11 01:44 First recorded run | 7.0 | N/A | $0.128 | Current run |
Run comparison
| Run | Benchmark coverage | Score | Consistency | Reliability | Tests Correct | Flaky tests | Total Output Tokens | Total Input Tokens | Total Cost | Response Time (avg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 01:44 · First recorded run | 54/54 attempts | 7.0 | 8.6 | N/A | 9/18 | 3 | 59,861 | 0 | $0.128 | 23.98s |
| 2026-06-04 13:43 · New test added | 63/63 attempts | 7.3 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 12/21 | 2 | 74,491 | 37,100 | $0.159 | 23.64s |
| Difference | — | -0.3 | -0.5 | -3 | +1 | -14630 | -37100 | -$0.031 | +336ms |
Benchmark coverage differs: 54/54 attempts (Target: 3 repeats per test) versus 63/63 attempts (Target: 3 repeats per test). Totals and repeat-sensitive metrics are not directly comparable.
These two runs used different benchmark suites, so the deltas reflect both model changes and suite changes.
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Score | Consistency | Tests Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-AI Tricks | 7.1 | 7.6 | |
| Coding | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Combined | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Data parsing and extraction | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Domain specific | 3.6 | 7.2 | |
| General Intelligence | 4.5 | 10.0 | |
| Instructions following | 8.0 | 6.6 | |
| Puzzle Solving | 5.6 | 9.8 | |
| Tool Calling | 10.0 | 10.0 |