| Signal | GPT-4 | Delta | GPT-5 Mini |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 50 | -50 | |
Benchmarks | 66 | +2 | |
Pricing | 40 | -58 | |
Context window size | 62 | -27 | |
Recency | 0 | -89 | |
Output Capacity | 60 | -25 | |
| Overall Result | 1 wins | of 6 | 5 wins |
Score History
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GPT-5 Mini saves you $5875.00/month
That's $70500.00/year compared to GPT-4 at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | GPT-4 | GPT-5 Mini | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65 | 64 | GPT-4 |
| Rank | #81 | #83 | GPT-4 |
| Quality Rank | #81 | #83 | GPT-4 |
| Adoption Rank | #81 | #83 | GPT-4 |
| Parameters | -- | -- | -- |
| Context Window | 8K | 400K | GPT-5 Mini |
| Pricing | $30.00/$60.00/M | $0.25/$2.00/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 50 | 100 | GPT-5 Mini |
| Benchmarks | 66 | 64 | GPT-4 |
| Pricing | 40 | 98 | GPT-5 Mini |
| Context window size | 62 | 89 | GPT-5 Mini |
| Recency | 0 | 89 | GPT-5 Mini |
| Output Capacity | 60 | 85 | GPT-5 Mini |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 65/100 (rank #81), placing it in the top 72% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 64/100 (rank #83), placing it in the top 72% of all 290 models tracked.
With only a 1-point gap, these models are in the same performance tier. The practical difference in output quality is minimal - your choice should depend on pricing, latency requirements, and specific feature needs.
GPT-5 Mini offers 98% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $33.75/month with GPT-5 Mini vs $1350.00/month with GPT-4 - a $1316.25 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Higher benchmark score (0/100) indicates stronger performance on coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Faster response time (speed score 0/100) is critical for user-facing chat. GPT-5 Mini also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (400K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($2.00/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (65/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
GPT-4 and GPT-5 Mini are extremely close in overall performance (only 0.8999999999999986 points apart). Your best choice depends entirely on which specific strengths matter most for your use case.
Best for Quality
GPT-4
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
GPT-5 Mini
98% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
GPT-4
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
GPT-4
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
GPT-4
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
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| Capability | GPT-4 | GPT-5 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input)differs | ||
| Function Calling | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Mode | ||
| Reasoningdiffers | ||
| Web Searchdiffers | ||
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GPT-5 Mini saves you $123.15/month
That's 98% cheaper than GPT-4 at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | GPT-4 | GPT-5 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 8K | 400K |
| Max Output Tokens | 4,096 | 128,000 |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Created | May 28, 2023 | Aug 7, 2025 |
GPT-4 scores 65/100 (rank #81) compared to GPT-5 Mini's 64/100 (rank #83), giving it a 1-point advantage. GPT-4 is the stronger overall choice, though GPT-5 Mini may excel in specific areas like cost efficiency.
GPT-4 is ranked #81 and GPT-5 Mini is ranked #83 out of 290+ AI models. Rankings use a composite score combining benchmark performance (90%) from MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations, with capabilities and context window as tiebreakers (10%). Scores update hourly.
GPT-5 Mini is cheaper at $2.00/M output tokens vs GPT-4's $60.00/M output tokens - 30.0x more expensive. Input token pricing: GPT-4 at $30.00/M vs GPT-5 Mini at $0.25/M.
GPT-5 Mini has a larger context window of 400,000 tokens compared to GPT-4's 8,191 tokens. A larger context window means the model can process longer documents and conversations.