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OpenAIGPT-5 miniVSOpenAIGPT-5.5 Pro

Analysis by:the whichllmmodel Editorial Team|Updated: June 2026

Our Take

Standardized reasoning and coding benchmarks are currently pending verification for one or both of these models. We recommend testing GPT-5 mini and GPT-5.5 Pro directly in their respective provider playgrounds to see which fits your specific prompt styles best.
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Model Specs

GPT-5 mini

Benchmarks & Scores

Coding (swe-bench-pro)
45.7%

complex codebases, multi-file repositories, and architectural planning

Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)
81.6%

graduate-level science QA

Cost & Context

Cost (per 1M tokens)98.2x cheaper
$0.69Input: $0.25 | Output: $2.00
Context Window
400k tokens
Model Specs

GPT-5.5 Pro

Benchmarks & Scores

Coding (swe-bench-pro)
N/A

complex codebases, multi-file repositories, and architectural planning

Reasoning (gpqa-diamond)Winner (+14.6%)
96.2%

graduate-level science QA

Cost & Context

Cost (per 1M tokens)
$67.50Input: $30.00 | Output: $180.00
Context WindowLarger
1.05M tokens

Frequently Asked Questions about GPT-5 mini vs GPT-5.5 Pro

GPT-5 mini is cheaper than GPT-5.5 Pro. GPT-5 mini has a blended cost of $0.69/1M tokens, which is about 98.2x cheaper than GPT-5.5 Pro at $67.50/1M tokens.

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