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OpenAIReleased August 7, 2025GPT-5 mini (medium)
OpenAI · Released August 7, 2025
Intelligence score
31
At a glance
- Intelligence
- 31
- Speed
- 95.7tokens/sec
- Latency
- 17.63stime to first token
- Input price
- $0.25per 1M tokens
- Output price
- $2.00per 1M tokens
- Context window
- 400Ktokens
- Parameters
- —
Summary
Comparison summary
GPT-5 mini (medium) scores 31 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it well above average among other reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 15). GPT-5 mini (medium) generates output at 95.7 tokens per second (based on OpenAI's API), which is below average compared to other reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 99.0 t/s). GPT-5 mini (medium) costs $0.25 per 1M input tokens (better than average, median: $0.25) and $2.00 per 1M output tokens (at the higher end, median: $0.87), based on OpenAI's API.
Specifications
Technical specifications
| Model name | GPT-5 mini (medium) |
|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI |
| Release date | August 7, 2025 |
| Intelligence score | 31 |
| Speed | 95.7 tokens/sec |
| Latency (TTFT) | 17.63s |
| Input price | $0.25 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $2.00 / 1M tokens |
| Context window | 400,000 tokens |
| Parameters | — |
| Reasoning | Yes |
| Input modalities | text, image |
| Output modalities | — |
| Open weights | No |
| License | — |
| API availability | — |
| Source | Model Intelligence legacy profile: gpt-5-mini-medium |
Pricing
Token prices
Price per 1M tokens
GPT-5 mini (medium), as listed in the catalog record
- Input$0.25
- Output$2.00
| Token type | Price per 1M |
|---|---|
| Input | $0.25 |
| Output | $2.00 |
Model Intelligence legacy profile: gpt-5-mini-medium
FAQ · 19
Frequently asked questions
GPT-5 mini (medium) was released on August 7, 2025.
GPT-5 mini (medium) was created by OpenAI.
GPT-5 mini (medium) scores 31 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it well above average among other reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 15).
GPT-5 mini (medium) generates output at 95.7 tokens per second (based on OpenAI's API), which is below average compared to other reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 99.0 t/s).
GPT-5 mini (medium) has a time to first token (TTFT) of 17.63s (based on OpenAI's API), which is at the higher end compared to other reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 1.96s).
GPT-5 mini (medium) costs $0.25 per 1M input tokens (better than average, median: $0.25) and $2.00 per 1M output tokens (at the higher end, median: $0.87), based on OpenAI's API.
GPT-5 mini (medium) costs $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $2.00 per 1M output tokens (based on OpenAI's API). For a blended rate (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio), this is $0.27 per 1M tokens. Pricing may vary by provider.
Yes, GPT-5 mini (medium) is a reasoning model. It uses extended thinking or chain-of-thought reasoning to work through complex problems before providing an answer.
GPT-5 mini (medium) supports text and image input.
GPT-5 mini (medium) supports text output.
Yes, GPT-5 mini (medium) supports image input and can analyze, describe, and answer questions about images.
Yes, GPT-5 mini (medium) is multimodal. It can process text and image input and generate text output.
GPT-5 mini (medium) has a context window of 400k tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.
No, GPT-5 mini (medium) is proprietary. The model weights are not publicly available.
GPT-5 mini (medium) is a proprietary model and OpenAI has not disclosed the model size or parameter count.
GPT-5 mini (medium) achieves a score of 31 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding.
GPT-5 mini (medium) has a knowledge cutoff of May 2024. The model's training data includes information up to this date.
Yes, GPT-5 mini (medium) is available via API through 2 providers.
GPT-5 mini (medium) is available through 2 API providers.