Shared benchmark wins
GPT-5 mini
11 wins13 exact shared benchmarks compared
AI Orbit comparison
o4-mini vs GPT-5 mini
Compare o4-mini vs GPT-5 mini pricing, benchmarks, context and capabilities side by side.
o4-mini
o4-mini is a model from OpenAI, released on April 16, 2025. Its verified profile includes Text Generation, Reasoning, Image Understanding, Code Generation, Structured Out...
View profileGPT-5 mini
GPT-5 mini is a model from OpenAI, released on August 7, 2025. Its verified profile includes Text Generation, Reasoning, Image Understanding, Code Generation, Structured...
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Items compared2
Public AI model profiles
Shared benchmarks13
Exact verified benchmark overlap
Pricing coverage2 / 2
Profiles with structured API pricing
Evidence freshnessSep 2026
Latest verified pricing or benchmark evidence
At-a-glance signals
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Lower input price
GPT-5 mini
$0.25 / 1MLowest verified input-token price
Lower output price
GPT-5 mini
$2.00 / 1MLowest verified output-token price
Larger context
GPT-5 mini
400,000Largest comparable context window
Newer release
GPT-5 mini
Aug 2025Most recent listed release date
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Side-by-side comparison
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| Metric | o4-mini | GPT-5 mini |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Context window | 200,000 | 400,000 |
| Input / 1M tokens | $1.10 | $0.25 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $4.40 | $2.00 |
| Status | Active | Active |
| Release date | Apr 2025 | Aug 2025 |
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o4-mini—
Pricing verification pending
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Pricing verification pending
Shared benchmark head-to-head
Only exact benchmarks with verified results for at least two selected items count toward win totals.
Software Engineering1 shared benchmark
| Benchmark | o4-mini | GPT-5 mini |
|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified Verified Methodology | 68.10% Verified · Aug 2025 Source | 71.00% Lead Verified · Aug 2025 Source |
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Multimodal3 shared benchmarks
| Benchmark | o4-mini | GPT-5 mini |
|---|---|---|
| MMMU Methodology | 81.60% Tie Verified · Aug 2025 Source | 81.60% Tie Verified · Aug 2025 Source |
| ERQA Methodology | 56.50% Verified Source | 62.90% Lead Verified Source |
| MMMU-Pro (Average Standard + Vision) Methodology | 73.40% Verified Source | 74.10% Lead Verified Source |
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Reasoning2 shared benchmarks
| Benchmark | o4-mini | GPT-5 mini |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond Methodology | 81.40% Verified · Aug 2025 Source | 82.30% Lead Verified · Aug 2025 Source |
| Humanity's Last Exam (No Tools) Methodology | 14.70% Verified Source | 16.70% Lead Verified Source |
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Coding2 shared benchmarks
| Benchmark | o4-mini | GPT-5 mini |
|---|---|---|
| Aider Polyglot (Diff) Methodology | 58.20% Verified Source | 71.60% Lead Verified Source |
| SWE-bench Verified (OpenAI 477 Tasks) Methodology | 68.10% Verified Source | 71.00% Lead Verified Source |
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Video1 shared benchmark
| Benchmark | o4-mini | GPT-5 mini |
|---|---|---|
| VideoMMMU (Max 256 Frames) Methodology | 79.40% Verified Source | 82.50% Lead Verified Source |
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Vision1 shared benchmark
| Benchmark | o4-mini | GPT-5 mini |
|---|---|---|
| CharXiv Reasoning (Python Enabled) Methodology | 72.00% Verified Source | 75.50% Lead Verified Source |
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Math3 shared benchmarks
| Benchmark | o4-mini | GPT-5 mini |
|---|---|---|
| HMMT 2025 Methodology | 85.00% Verified Source | 87.80% Lead Verified Source |
| FrontierMath (Python tool only) Methodology | 15.40% Verified Source | 22.10% Lead Verified Source |
| AIME 2025 Methodology | 92.70% Lead Verified Source | 91.10% Verified Source |
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Capability differences
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No unique capability difference verified.
No unique capability difference verified.
Use-case coverage
Structured use-case relationships only. Missing relationships are not interpreted as lack of capability.
O4-MINI
Distinct use-case matches
No unique structured use-case match is verified for this comparison yet.
GPT-5 MINI
Distinct use-case matches
No unique structured use-case match is verified for this comparison yet.
Evidence & freshness
See how much verified benchmark/pricing evidence supports each profile and when it was last refreshed.
o4-miniReview soon
- Verified benchmark results
- 13
- Benchmark evidence
- Sep 3, 2026
- Pricing evidence
- Not dated
- Profile review
- Not dated
GPT-5 miniReview soon
- Verified benchmark results
- 13
- Benchmark evidence
- Sep 3, 2026
- Pricing evidence
- Not dated
- Profile review
- Not dated
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Comparison FAQ
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How do o4-mini and GPT-5 mini compare?
Compare the side-by-side pricing, benchmark, capability and product data on this page. The better fit depends on your use case and the verified evidence available for each product.
How is this comparison kept current?
Dynamic benchmark and pricing sections use the latest verified data stored in AI Orbit.
Which is cheaper for API use: o4-mini or GPT-5 mini?
GPT-5 mini has the lower listed per-million-token rate on both input and output in the current verified pricing data.
How much shared benchmark evidence is available for o4-mini vs GPT-5 mini?
AI Orbit currently shows 13 shared verified benchmarks where both products have comparable results. One-sided benchmark evidence is shown separately and is not counted as a head-to-head win.