GPT-5 mini

Name: GPT-5 mini
Brand: openai
SKU: openai/gpt-5-mini
Price: 0.25 USD
Availability: InStock

openai/gpt-5-mini

text, image, document in · text out · 400,000 context · 128,000 max output · uptime 100.00% · TTFT 684 ms

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Effective cost per 1k requestsInput tokens 2,000Output tokens 500Cached share 50%

cost = p_in·(input − cached) + p_cache_read·cached + p_out·output + p_req; cached tokens are the prefix a sticky endpoint already holds (part2b §9.3), which is why the cheapest list price is not always the cheapest request.

Provider	Region · quant	Context / max out	Input / M	Output / M	Cache read / write	Markup	Per 1k req	Uptime 30 d	TTFT p50 / p95	Throughput	Last 24 h	Fidelity	Data	Capabilities	Status
Azure OpenAI (Global Standard)	global · none	400,000 / 128,000	$0.250	$2.000	$0.025 / —	pass-through	$1.275	—	—	—	no traffic	—	no-train 365 d	model default	active
OpenAI	us · none	400,000 / 128,000	$0.250	$2.000	$0.025 / —	pass-through	$1.275	—	—	—	no traffic	—	no-train 30 d	3 differ	active
OpenRouter	global · unknown	400,000 / 128,000	$0.263	$2.100	$0.026 / —	+5.0%	$1.339	100.00%	684 / 849 ms	—	100.00% · 684 ms · —	—	no-train 30 d	16 differ	active

Quick start

curl https://api.ai.ml/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIML_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"openai/gpt-5-mini","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Say hello"}]}'

Get a key in the console

Changelog

new_model endpoint ep_openrouter_gpt-5-mini_global (openai/gpt-5-mini) added as active; price input 0.263 output 2.100 USD/M 10/5/2026