GPT-4o vs GPT-5 Mini
Head to head on 20 shared benchmarks, with price, context window, and release dates.
Benchmark scores
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| GPT-5 Mini OpenAI | 0.0% | 46.7% | 60.2% | 100.0% | 27.2% | 68.7% | 5.1% | 45.6% | 69.1% | 68.2% | 65.3% | 75.5% | 54.5% | 77.5% | 66.9% | 36.9% | 59.8% | 75.2% | 14.4% | 31.9% | - | - | 0.0% | 1.13 | 0.0% | - | -0.15 | 20.0% | 25.0% | - | 40.0% | 1.7 | 100.0% | 18.1% | 2.8% | 66.7% | 1310elo | 56.2 | 0.0% | 88.3% | 60.0% | 100.0% | - | 90.0% | 47.2% | 80.0% | - | 55.2% | 82.2% | 68.3% | 0.0% | 1.54 | 1.54 | - | 43.0% | - | 80.6% | 80.0% | - | 9.0% | 43.0% | - | 16.8% | 4.95 | 39.7% | - | 0.0% | 9.5% | 0.0% | - | 86.1% | 0.49 | 39.21 | 272.11 | 14.2% | 86.0% | 86.0% | - | 47.9% |
| GPT-4o OpenAI | 18.2% | 6.0% | 45.9% | 6.1% | 0.3% | 54.3% | 2.4% | 34.3% | 55.1% | 46.1% | 70.1% | 49.0% | 30.9% | 74.8% | 57.4% | 33.3% | 21.6% | 74.5% | 8.3% | 25.1% | 15.0% | 38 | - | - | - | 0.0% | - | - | - | 0.33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 96.1 | - | - | - | 0.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 75.9% | - | 10.8% | - | - | 54.0% | - | - | 5.71 | - | - | - | 61.2 | - | - | - | 0.98 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32.5% | 33.4% |
2 / 2 models
| Attribute | GPT-4o OpenAI | GPT-5 Mini OpenAI |
|---|---|---|
| Description | GPT-4o is an AI model from OpenAI. | GPT-5 mini is an AI model from OpenAI. |
| Family | GPT | GPT |
| Params | - | - |
| Open weights | closed | closed |
| License | proprietary | proprietary |
| Released | 20 Nov 2024 | 7 Aug 2025 |
| Context | 128,000 | 400,000 |
| Input $/1M | $2.50 | $0.25 |
| Output $/1M | $10.00 | $2.00 |
| Cache read $/1M | $1.250 | $0.025 |
| Cache write $/1M | - | - |
| Speed | 0 tok/s | 0 tok/s |
| Latency | 0.00 s | 0.00 s |
| Modalities | text, image, file | text, image, file |
| Providers | - | - |
| Publisher | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Reported scores | Taubench61.2 pass^1 GSM8K96.1 Accuracy ScholarSearch5.71 Social Sciences & Humanities (%) MortgageTax57.4% AIME202438 pass@1 |
FAQ
- Is GPT-4o or GPT-5 Mini better?
- Across the 20 benchmarks both models report on Sophon, GPT-5 Mini leads on 18 of them. Which one is "better" depends on the benchmark - the table above shows every shared score.
- How do GPT-4o and GPT-5 Mini compare on GPQA Diamond?
- GPT-4o scores 54.3% and GPT-5 Mini scores 68.7% on GPQA Diamond.
- Which is cheaper, GPT-4o or GPT-5 Mini?
- GPT-5 Mini is cheaper at $2.00 per million output tokens against $10.00 for GPT-4o - about 5.0x.
- When were GPT-4o and GPT-5 Mini released?
- GPT-4o was released 20 Nov 2024 by OpenAI. GPT-5 Mini was released 7 Aug 2025 by OpenAI.
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