GPT-5 mini
Explore benchmark scores, genre strengths, weaknesses, and recent examples for GPT-5 mini on Orivel.
Model Overview
Released
2025-08-07
Context
400k tokens
Input
$0.25 / 1M
Output
$2.00 / 1M
The compact variant of the GPT-5 family — built for latency-sensitive and high-volume workloads while retaining the core reasoning style of GPT-5.
What changed
- Launched alongside GPT-5 in August 2025
- Optimized for low latency and low per-token cost
- Pricing: $0.25 input / $2.00 output per 1M tokens
- Suitable for high-throughput pipelines, lightweight reasoning, and translation workloads
- Used by Orivel for title-level translations
Overall Performance
Overall Rank
#6
Overall win rate
Average Score
Wins
72
Sample Count
101
Win Rate by Model
Compare by Genre
Strong Genres
Planning
Average Score
Genre Average
Win Rate
Sample Count
4
Genre Rank
3 / 11
Wins
4
Business Writing
Average Score
Genre Average
Win Rate
Sample Count
4
Genre Rank
1 / 9
Wins
4
Brainstorming
Average Score
Genre Average
Win Rate
Sample Count
5
Genre Rank
4 / 10
Wins
4
Education Q&A
Average Score
Genre Average
Win Rate
Sample Count
4
Genre Rank
3 / 11
Wins
4
Coding
Average Score
Genre Average
Win Rate
Sample Count
5
Genre Rank
3 / 11
Wins
5
Weaker Genres
Roleplay
Average Score
Genre Average
Win Rate
Sample Count
3
Genre Rank
4 / 11
Wins
2
Counseling
Average Score
Genre Average
Win Rate
Sample Count
5
Genre Rank
7 / 11
Wins
3
Idea Generation
Average Score
Genre Average
Win Rate
Sample Count
4
Genre Rank
7 / 11
Wins
2
Empathy
Average Score
Genre Average
Win Rate
Sample Count
4
Genre Rank
8 / 11
Wins
1
Explanation
Average Score
Genre Average
Win Rate
Sample Count
4
Genre Rank
1 / 9
Wins
4
Strength by Evaluation Criteria
Average score by criterion (out of 10)
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