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GPT-5 vs GPT-5 Mini

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OpenAI · 1M context  |  OpenAI · 512k context

Pricing Comparison

MetricGPT-5GPT-5 Mini
Input / 1M tokens$8$0.6
Output / 1M tokens$32$2.4
Cached input / 1M$4$0.3
Context window1M512k
ProviderOpenAIOpenAI

Cost Calculator

💰 GPT-5 Mini saves $6,660.00/month (93% cheaper)
OGPT-5
Per request$0.0240
Daily$240.00
Monthly$7,200.00
Yearly$87,600.00
OGPT-5 MiniCHEAPER
Per request$0.001800
Daily$18.00
Monthly$540.00
Yearly$6,570.00
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Choose GPT-5 when…

  • ✓ Larger context window (1M vs 512k) — better for long documents
  • ✓ Optimized for: Frontier tasks & agents
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Choose GPT-5 Mini when…

  • ✓ Cheaper for RAG & document retrieval (lower input cost)
  • ✓ 93% cheaper per input token
  • ✓ Cheaper for generation-heavy workloads (lower output cost)
  • ✓ Cheaper cached price ($0.3 vs $4/1M)
  • ✓ Optimized for: Cost-efficient frontier tasks

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