GPT-5 vs GPT-5 Mini
Compare GPT-5 and GPT-5 Mini, both from OpenAI, in 20 community votes, gpt-5 wins 56% of head-to-head duels, tested across 52 shared challenges. Updated May 2026.
Which is better, GPT-5 or GPT-5 Mini?
GPT-5 is the better choice overall, winning 56% of 20 blind community votes on Rival. GPT-5 costs $1.25/M input tokens vs $0.25/M for GPT-5 Mini. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between GPT-5 and GPT-5 Mini
GPT-5 is made by openai while GPT-5 Mini is from openai. On pricing, GPT-5 costs $1.25/M input tokens vs $0.25/M for GPT-5 Mini. In community voting, In 20 community votes, GPT-5 wins 56% of head-to-head duels.
In 20 community votes, GPT-5 wins 56% of head-to-head duels. GPT-5 leads in Reasoning, Web Design, while GPT-5 Mini leads in Image Generation, Conversation. Based on blind community voting from the Rival open dataset of 20+ human preference judgments for this pair.
Per 1M tokens
GPT-5 Mini is cheaper on both — 5.0× input, 5.0× output
GPT-5 has the edge overall. In 20 blind votes, GPT-5 wins 56% of the time.
Pick GPT-5 for Web Design, Reasoning. Pick GPT-5 Mini for Image Generation, Conversation. GPT-5 Mini is 5.0x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Style Comparison
GPT-5 uses 18.9x more bold
