GPT-5 Mini vs GPT-5 Nano
Head to head on 38 shared benchmarks, with price, context window, and release dates.
Benchmark scores
76evals · sort by any column, ⤢ to expand fullscreen
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| GPT-5 Mini OpenAI | 90.7% | -0.15 | 40.0% | 100.0% | 1313elo | 56.2 | 88.3% | 27.2% | 82.8% | 90.0% | 21.5% | 75.4% | 69.1% | 68.2% | 55.2% | 65.3% | 75.5% | 82.2% | 68.3% | 83.8% | 1.54 | 1.54 | 43.0% | 80.6% | 83.7% | 66.9% | 9.0% | 43.0% | 39.0% | 59.8% | 75.2% | 33.3% | 9.5% | 39.21 | 272.11 | 86.0% | 86.0% | 68.4% | - | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.13 | 0.0% | - | 20.0% | 25.0% | 1.7 | 60.2% | 100.0% | 18.1% | 2.8% | 66.7% | 0.0% | - | 60.0% | 100.0% | 47.2% | 80.0% | 0.0% | - | - | - | 80.0% | - | - | - | 16.8% | 4.95 | - | 39.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 86.1% | 0.49 | 14.2% | - | 51.6% |
| GPT-5 Nano OpenAI | 83.7% | 0.21 | 6.7% | 10.0% | 705elo | 28 | 78.2% | 8.3% | 67.6% | 100.0% | 9.5% | 67.6% | 52.8% | 62.4% | 43.4% | 55.7% | 46.8% | 68.4% | 40.3% | 78.9% | 1.38 | 1.38 | 30.4% | 72.9% | 78.0% | 53.6% | 12.0% | 30.4% | 36.6% | 34.8% | 67.4% | 12.1% | 29.7% | 20.41 | -6.67 | 82.0% | 82.0% | 36.5% | 0.0% | - | - | - | - | 0.25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.18 | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0% | 100.0% | 26.7% | - | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | - | - | 1.72 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40.0% | 48.9% |
2 / 2 models
| Attribute | GPT-5 Mini OpenAI | GPT-5 Nano OpenAI |
|---|---|---|
| Description | GPT-5 mini is an AI model from OpenAI. | GPT-5 nano is an AI model from OpenAI. |
| Family | GPT | GPT |
| Params | - | - |
| Open weights | closed | closed |
| License | proprietary | proprietary |
| Released | 7 Aug 2025 | 7 Aug 2025 |
| Context | 400,000 | 400,000 |
| Input $/1M | $0.25 | $0.05 |
| Output $/1M | $2.00 | $0.40 |
| Cache read $/1M | $0.025 | $0.005 |
| 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 |
FAQ
- Is GPT-5 Mini or GPT-5 Nano better?
- Across the 38 benchmarks both models report on Sophon, GPT-5 Mini leads on 34 of them. Which one is "better" depends on the benchmark - the table above shows every shared score.
- How do GPT-5 Mini and GPT-5 Nano compare on GPQA Diamond?
- GPT-5 Mini scores 82.8% and GPT-5 Nano scores 67.6% on GPQA Diamond.
- Which is cheaper, GPT-5 Mini or GPT-5 Nano?
- GPT-5 Nano is cheaper at $0.40 per million output tokens against $2.00 for GPT-5 Mini - about 5.0x.
- When were GPT-5 Mini and GPT-5 Nano released?
- GPT-5 Mini was released 7 Aug 2025 by OpenAI. GPT-5 Nano was released 7 Aug 2025 by OpenAI.
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