GPT-5 Mini vs GPT-5.2
Head to head on 32 shared benchmarks, with price, context window, and release dates.
Benchmark scores
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| GPT-5.2 OpenAI | 51.0% | 0.0% | 65.9% | 40.6% | 9.4% | 1699elo | 71.6 | 40.7% | 71.2% | 8.0% | 47.4% | 78.7% | 76.1% | 78.2% | 61.8% | 79.8% | 93.2% | 83.2% | 66.9% | 49.7% | 84.4% | 81.4% | 67.1% | 15.0% | 49.3% | 40.4% | 66.7% | 71.8% | 75.8% | 31.8% | 53.5% | 46.5% | - | 100 | - | - | - | 100.0% | - | 16.7% | - | - | - | 60.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.93 | - | 85.0% | - | 79.0% | - | 24.0% | - | - | 72.0% | - | 96.7 | 18.7% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 56.3% |
| GPT-5 Mini OpenAI | 46.7% | 20.0% | 60.2% | 18.1% | 2.8% | 1310elo | 56.2 | 27.2% | 68.7% | 5.1% | 45.6% | 69.1% | 68.2% | 55.2% | 65.3% | 75.5% | 82.2% | 68.3% | 54.5% | 43.0% | 80.6% | 77.5% | 66.9% | 9.0% | 43.0% | 36.9% | 39.7% | 59.8% | 75.2% | 14.4% | 14.2% | 31.9% | 0.0% | - | 0.0% | 1.13 | 0.0% | - | -0.15 | - | 25.0% | 40.0% | 1.7 | - | 100.0% | 100.0% | 66.7% | 0.0% | 88.3% | 60.0% | 100.0% | 90.0% | - | 47.2% | - | 80.0% | - | 0.0% | - | 1.54 | 1.54 | - | 80.0% | - | - | 16.8% | 4.95 | 0.0% | 9.5% | 0.0% | 86.1% | 0.49 | 39.21 | 272.11 | 86.0% | 86.0% | 47.9% |
2 / 2 models
| Attribute | GPT-5 Mini OpenAI | GPT-5.2 OpenAI |
|---|---|---|
| Description | GPT-5 mini is an AI model from OpenAI. | GPT-5.2 is an AI model from OpenAI. |
| Family | GPT | GPT |
| Params | - | - |
| Open weights | closed | closed |
| License | proprietary | proprietary |
| Released | 7 Aug 2025 | 11 Dec 2025 |
| Context | 400,000 | 400,000 |
| Input $/1M | $0.25 | $1.75 |
| Output $/1M | $2.00 | $14.00 |
| Cache read $/1M | $0.025 | $0.175 |
| Cache write $/1M | - | - |
| Speed | 0 tok/s | 0 tok/s |
| Latency | 0.00 s | 0.00 s |
| Modalities | text, image, file | file, image, text |
| Providers | - | - |
| Publisher | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Reported scores |
FAQ
- Is GPT-5 Mini or GPT-5.2 better?
- Across the 32 benchmarks both models report on Sophon, GPT-5.2 leads on 30 of them. Which one is "better" depends on the benchmark - the table above shows every shared score.
- How do GPT-5 Mini and GPT-5.2 compare on GPQA Diamond?
- GPT-5 Mini scores 68.7% and GPT-5.2 scores 71.2% on GPQA Diamond.
- Which is cheaper, GPT-5 Mini or GPT-5.2?
- GPT-5 Mini is cheaper at $2.00 per million output tokens against $14.00 for GPT-5.2 - about 7.0x.
- When were GPT-5 Mini and GPT-5.2 released?
- GPT-5 Mini was released 7 Aug 2025 by OpenAI. GPT-5.2 was released 11 Dec 2025 by OpenAI.
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