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GPT-5 Mini API Pricing

As of October 10, 2026, GPT-5 Mini costs $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $2.00 per 1M output tokens on OpenAI, with cache reads at $0.025 per 1M tokens. Across 8 providers on LiteLLM, the input price ranges from $0.25 to $0.30. It has a 272,000-token context window and returns up to 128,000 tokens per response.

By OpenAIModel ID gpt-5-miniPrices updated Checked
Input
$0.25 / 1M tokens
Output
$2.00 / 1M tokens
Cache read
$0.025 / 1M tokens
Context window
272,000 tokens
Max output
128,000 tokens
Providers
8
Added to LiteLLM
August 2025

GPT-5 Mini pricing by provider

14 listings across 8 providers. Token prices are in US dollars per 1M tokens. The highlighted row is the price quoted above.

ProviderModel name in LiteLLMInputOutputCache readCache writeBatch inBatch outContext
OpenAIgpt-5-mini$0.25$2.00$0.025–$0.125$1.00272K
OpenAIsnapshot 2025-08-07gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07$0.25$2.00$0.025–$0.125$1.00272K
Azure OpenAIazure/gpt-5-mini$0.25$2.00$0.025–$0.125$1.00272K
Azure OpenAIsnapshot 2025-08-07azure/gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07$0.25$2.00$0.025–$0.125$1.00272K
Databricksdatabricks/databricks-gpt-5-mini$0.25$2.00$0.02499$0.25––272K
GitHub Copilotgithub_copilot/gpt-5-mini$0.25$2.00$0.025–––128K
Oracle Cloud (OCI)oci/openai.gpt-5-mini$0.25$2.00––––272K
Perplexityperplexity/openai/gpt-5-mini$0.25$2.00$0.025––––
Replicatereplicate/openai/gpt-5-mini$0.25$2.00–––––
Snowflake Cortexsnowflake/openai-gpt-5-mini$0.30$1.20––––1M
Azure OpenAIeuazure/eu/gpt-5-mini$0.275$2.20$0.0275–$0.1375$1.10–
Azure OpenAIeu, snapshot 2025-08-07azure/eu/gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07$0.275$2.20$0.0275–$0.1375$1.10272K
Azure OpenAIusazure/us/gpt-5-mini$0.275$2.20$0.0275–$0.1375$1.10–
Azure OpenAIus, snapshot 2025-08-07azure/us/gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07$0.275$2.20$0.0275–$0.1375$1.10272K

Other GPT-5 Mini prices on OpenAI

Priority input$0.45 per 1M tokens
Priority output$3.60 per 1M tokens
Flex input$0.125 per 1M tokens
Flex output$1.00 per 1M tokens
Web search$10.00 per 1K searches

What GPT-5 Mini costs in practice

1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each

OpenAI$1.50
Databricks$1.50
Azure OpenAI$1.50
GitHub Copilot$1.50
OpenAI batch$0.75

100 long-document requests with 100,000 input and 2,000 output tokens each

OpenAI$2.90
Databricks$2.90
Azure OpenAI$2.90
GitHub Copilot$2.90

GPT-5 Mini features

Input: text, image. Output: text.

Use GPT-5 Mini with LiteLLM

Call GPT-5 Mini through the LiteLLM Python SDK, or put it behind the LiteLLM proxy and send OpenAI-format requests to /v1/chat/completions. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at these prices.

Python SDK
from litellm import completion

response = completion(
    model="gpt-5-mini",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
Proxy config.yaml
model_list:
  - model_name: gpt-5-mini
    litellm_params:
      model: gpt-5-mini
      api_key: os.environ/OPENAI_API_KEY
Call the proxy
curl http://0.0.0.0:4000/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234" \
  -d '{
    "model": "gpt-5-mini",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

GPT-5 Mini FAQ

How much does GPT-5 Mini cost?

GPT-5 Mini costs $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $2.00 per 1M output tokens on OpenAI, with cache reads at $0.025 per 1M tokens. Batch requests cost $0.125 per 1M input tokens and $1.00 per 1M output tokens. Across 8 providers on LiteLLM, the input price ranges from $0.25 to $0.30.

What is the context window of GPT-5 Mini?

GPT-5 Mini has a 272,000-token context window and returns up to 128,000 tokens per response.

Which providers offer GPT-5 Mini?

GPT-5 Mini is available from 8 providers through LiteLLM: OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Databricks, GitHub Copilot, Oracle Cloud (OCI), Perplexity, Replicate and Snowflake Cortex. The lowest price is on Databricks.

How do I call GPT-5 Mini with an OpenAI-compatible API?

Use the LiteLLM Python SDK with model="gpt-5-mini", or add the model to the LiteLLM proxy's config.yaml and send requests to /v1/chat/completions from any OpenAI client. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at the prices on this page.

What features does GPT-5 Mini support?

GPT-5 Mini supports function calling, parallel tool calls, structured output, image input, PDF input, reasoning, prompt caching and web search.

When did LiteLLM add GPT-5 Mini?

GPT-5 Mini was added to LiteLLM's model price file in August 2025.

Sources

Prices come from LiteLLM's open-source model_prices_and_context_window.json, which LiteLLM uses to calculate the cost of every request. Provider pricing pages:

LiteLLM docs: OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Databricks, GitHub Copilot, Oracle Cloud (OCI), Perplexity.

Provider pages: OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Databricks, GitHub Copilot, Oracle Cloud (OCI), Perplexity, Replicate, Snowflake Cortex.