GPT-5 Mini vs GPT-5 Pro
Compare GPT-5 Mini and GPT-5 Pro, both from OpenAI, tested across 42 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 MiniRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, GPT-5 Pro has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
GPT-5 Mini is 60x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-5 Mini
Input
$0.25
60× cheaper
Output
$2.00
60× cheaper
GPT-5 Pro
Input
$15.00
Output
$120.00
GPT-5 Mini is cheaper on both — 60× input, 60× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
89%
GPT-5 Mini uses 4.5x more transitions
GPT-5 Mini
GPT-5 Pro
62%Vocabulary65%
21wSentence Length15w
0.16Hedging0.32
0.0Bold0.0
3.4Lists2.9
0.00Emoji0.00
0.00Headings0.00
0.05Transitions0.01
Based on 15 + 11 text responses
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