# GPT-5 mini

GPT-5 mini is a text generation model from OpenAI, available through the Impossibl API. Its published context window is 400,000 tokens. The advertised input rate is $0.25 per million input tokens. The advertised output rate is $2.00 per million output tokens.

- Model identifier: ` openai/gpt-5-mini `
- Creator: OpenAI
- Model type: Text generation
- Canonical model page: [GPT-5 mini](<https://impossibl.com/openai/gpt-5-mini>)
- API availability: Listed as serving through Impossibl.
- Creator release date: 2025-08-07

## Capabilities and limits

- Context window: 400,000 tokens
- Maximum output tokens: Not published in the public catalog; this is separate from the context window.
- Inputs: text, image
- Outputs: text
- Tool calling: Not published

## API access

Use ` openai/gpt-5-mini ` as the model identifier through the Impossibl API.

Published API endpoints:

- ` /v1/chat/completions `

[API quickstart](<https://impossibl.com/docs/agent-quickstart>) · [Models and billing documentation](<https://impossibl.com/docs/models>)

## Published API prices

All rates are in USD. An unpublished rate is unknown, not zero. Workspace-specific pricing, taxes, balance-purchase fees, billing adjustments, and tool charges can affect the amount paid.

| Usage | Published base rate | Billing unit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Input | $0.25 | per million input tokens |
| Output | $2.00 | per million output tokens |
| Cache read | $0.025 | per million cached input tokens |
| Cache write (default retention) | Not published | per million tokens |
| Cache write (one-hour retention) | Not published | per million tokens |
| Audio input | Not published | per million audio input tokens |

## Independent benchmarks

Source: [Artificial Analysis](<https://artificialanalysis.ai/>). Last checked: 2026-09-11T10:50:14.034Z.
Configurations are evaluated separately. API scores retain their original units. Unmeasured scores are omitted.

### GPT-5 mini (high)

Source: [Evaluation source](<https://artificialanalysis.ai/models/gpt-5-mini>)

| Benchmark | Score |
| --- | --- |
| Intelligence Index | 17.41 |
| Omniscience Index | -17.32 |
| GPQA | 82.83% |
| Humanity’s Last Exam | 21.46% |
| SciCode | 39.00% |
| CritPt | 0.00% |
| Terminal-Bench v2.1 | 3.75% |
| Terminal-Bench v4.0 | 0.00% |
| Terminal-Bench Hard | 33.33% |
| AA-LCR | 72.33% |
| GDPval Elo | 880.27 |
| GDP.pdf All-pass | 8.40% |
| AutomationBench Partial | 6.49% |
| MMMU-Pro | 70.06% |
| IFBench | 75.44% |
| Tau2 | 68.42% |
| Tau Banking | 15.46% |
| LiveCodeBench | 83.81% |
| AIME 2025 | 90.67% |
| coding index (API) | 15.6 |
| agentic index (API) | 8.9 |
| intelligence index (API) | 17.4 |

### GPT-5 mini (medium)

Source: [Evaluation source](<https://artificialanalysis.ai/models/gpt-5-mini-medium>)

| Benchmark | Score |
| --- | --- |
| Intelligence Index | 20.60 |
| Omniscience Index | -11.03 |
| GPQA | 80.30% |
| Humanity’s Last Exam | 15.94% |
| CritPt | 1.43% |
| Terminal-Bench Hard | 28.79% |
| AA-LCR | 72.33% |
| MMMU-Pro | 68.84% |
| IFBench | 71.16% |
| Tau2 | 71.05% |
| LiveCodeBench | 69.21% |
| AIME 2025 | 85.00% |
| intelligence index (API) | 20.6 |

### GPT-5 mini (minimal)

Source: [Evaluation source](<https://artificialanalysis.ai/models/gpt-5-mini-minimal>)

| Benchmark | Score |
| --- | --- |
| Intelligence Index | 9.91 |
| Omniscience Index | -53.05 |
| GPQA | 68.69% |
| Humanity’s Last Exam | 5.05% |
| CritPt | 0.00% |
| Terminal-Bench Hard | 14.39% |
| AA-LCR | 39.33% |
| MMMU-Pro | 58.38% |
| IFBench | 45.58% |
| Tau2 | 31.87% |
| LiveCodeBench | 54.50% |
| AIME 2025 | 46.67% |
| intelligence index (API) | 9.9 |

Full benchmark data and breakdowns: [Complete benchmark snapshot](<https://api.impossibl.com/v1/models/openai/gpt-5-mini/benchmarks>).


## Availability and retirement

The model is listed as serving. No retirement is announced in the current public catalog.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is GPT-5 mini?

GPT-5 mini is a text-generation model from OpenAI, available through the Impossibl API.

### How much does GPT-5 mini cost?

GPT-5 mini costs $0.25 per million input tokens and $2.00 per million output tokens through the Impossibl API. Cache reads cost $0.025 per million tokens. All rates are in USD.

### What is the context length of GPT-5 mini?

GPT-5 mini has a 400,000-token context window through the Impossibl API.

### What inputs and outputs does GPT-5 mini support?

GPT-5 mini accepts text and image as input. GPT-5 mini returns text.

### How do I use GPT-5 mini through an API?

GPT-5 mini is available through the Impossibl API. Use openai/gpt-5-mini as the model identifier with /v1/chat/completions. The quickstart explains how to create an API key and send your first request.

### When was GPT-5 mini released?

OpenAI released GPT-5 mini on August 7, 2025.

Sources: [Creator release announcement](<https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5-for-developers/>)

## Sources and related links

Prices, limits, capabilities, endpoints, and availability come from the public Impossibl catalog. Creator documentation supplies descriptions and release dates where available; it does not override the published API offering.

- [Public Impossibl model catalog](<https://api.impossibl.com/v1/models>)
- [Full model directory as JSON](<https://impossibl.com/models.json>)
- [GPT-5 mini: model details and pricing](<https://impossibl.com/openai/gpt-5-mini>)
- [Model directory](<https://impossibl.com/models>)