gpt-5-mini
OpenAI/Proprietary/2 providers
GPT-5 mini is a faster, more cost-efficient version of GPT-5. It's great for well-defined tasks and precise prompts.
Which id to call
gpt-5-mini@euSame routing, restricted to EU-hosted providers. Use this id when data residency is a requirement: requests never leave the EU.
From /1M input
$0.13
OpenAI Inc.
Context
400K
128K output
Best first token
1.71s
Microsoft Azure AI
Price spread
3.6x
10 endpoints
Capabilities 5/8
143/s↓ 7/s
Week of Sep 28, latest, median of 2 providers
Median tokens per second once generation starts, measured on traffic routed through Requesty through Oct 2. Hover a week to read it.moreless
Each provider line is that provider's own median across every model it serves, which is the grain published per provider, so a provider line can cover weeks this model was not called in yet. The exact per-provider figures for this model are ranked below.
10 endpoints / 7 regions
Providers serving gpt-5-mini
Provider prices, per 1M tokens. Pay as you go adds 5%, or 0% on your own keys.moreless
The two panes rank gpt-5-mini as measured on Requesty traffic: by the provider that served it, and by the region the request came from, where the share is how much of that region's traffic this model carries. Whole-window figures, because that is the grain Requesty publishes per provider and per region.
By provider
Median tokens per second once generation starts. Bar length is the value, so the longest bar wins.moreless
Whole-window figures as published, not an average of weekly points.
By traffic region
Median tokens per second once generation starts. Bar length is the value, so the longest bar wins.moreless
Whole-window figures as published, not an average of weekly points.
| Rank | Cost 10wk | Privacy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OpenAI Inc. | Global | 400K | $0.13 | $1.00 | $0.01 | 2.63s | 106.0 | 99.8% | no-train | |
| 2 |  Microsoft Azure AI | Global | 200K | $0.25 | $2.00 | $0.02 | 1.71s | 90.0 | 99.9% | zdr | |
| 3 | OpenAI Inc. | Global | 400K | $0.25 | $2.00 | $0.02 | 2.63s | 106.0 | 99.8% | no-train | |
| 4 | Microsoft Azure AI | eastus2 | 200K | $0.25 | $2.00 | $0.02 | 1.71s | 90.0 | 99.9% | zdr | |
| 5 | Microsoft Azure AI | francecentral | 200K | $0.28 | $2.20 | $0.03 | 1.71s | 90.0 | 99.9% | zdr | |
| 6 | Microsoft Azure AI | germanywestcentral | 200K | $0.28 | $2.20 | $0.03 | 1.71s | 90.0 | 99.9% | zdr | |
| 7 | Microsoft Azure AI | swedencentral | 200K | $0.28 | $2.20 | $0.03 | 1.71s | 90.0 | 99.9% | zdr | |
| 8 | Microsoft Azure AI | uksouth | 200K | $0.28 | $2.20 | $0.03 | 1.71s | 90.0 | 99.9% | zdr | |
| 9 | Microsoft Azure AI | westeurope | 200K | $0.28 | $2.20 | $0.03 | 1.71s | 90.0 | 99.9% | zdr | |
| 10 | OpenAI Inc. | Global | 400K | $0.45 | $3.60 | $0.04 | 2.63s | 106.0 | 99.8% | no-train |
A column is blank where no qualifying sample exists, and every row links to that provider's endpoint page.
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Which id to call
One base url, https://router.requesty.ai/v1, and one key for every id here.
gpt-5-mini@euSame routing, restricted to EU-hosted providers. Use this id when data residency is a requirement: requests never leave the EU.
OpenAI compatible
Call it in three lines
Change the base url, use your Requesty key, set the model to any id on the left. Existing OpenAI SDK code needs no other edit.
123456789101112131415from openai import OpenAI client = OpenAI( api_key="YOUR_REQUESTY_API_KEY", base_url="https://router.requesty.ai/v1", ) response = client.chat.completions.create( model="openai/gpt-5-mini:flex", messages=[ {"role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum computing in one paragraph."}, ], ) print(response.choices[0].message.content)
Artificial Analysis
Benchmark scores
Graduate-level physics, chemistry & biology questions designed to resist Googling.
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index: a composite of multiple evaluations measuring overall model capability.
Scores from artificialanalysis.ai. They measure the model, not the provider, so they are the same on every endpoint above.
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Reference
gpt-5-mini questions
Which providers serve gpt-5-mini?
gpt-5-mini is available from 2 providers through Requesty: OpenAI Inc., Microsoft Azure AI. All endpoints share one OpenAI-compatible API and one key, and Requesty fails over between them automatically.
How much does gpt-5-mini cost?
Pricing starts at $0.13 per million input tokens and $1.00 per million output tokens on OpenAI Inc., the cheapest endpoint. Prices vary by provider and region; the table above shows every endpoint. Those are the upstream provider rates: pay as you go adds 5% on top, or 0% if you bring your own provider keys.
Is gpt-5-mini open weights?
No. gpt-5-mini is a proprietary model from OpenAI, served through OpenAI's own API and licensed cloud platforms.
What is the context window of gpt-5-mini?
gpt-5-mini supports up to 400K tokens of context, with up to 128K output tokens per response. Some providers expose a smaller window; check the per-endpoint context column above.
Which provider is fastest for gpt-5-mini?
In recent production traffic through Requesty, Microsoft Azure AI had the lowest median time to first token (1.71s) for gpt-5-mini. Latency shifts over time, so Requesty's latency-based routing picks the fastest healthy provider per request automatically.
How do I use gpt-5-mini with the OpenAI SDK?
Install the OpenAI SDK, set base_url to "https://router.requesty.ai/v1", set your API key to your Requesty key, and set the model to "openai/gpt-5-mini:flex" or any endpoint id from the table above. The quickstart section shows Python, JavaScript and cURL snippets.
Route gpt-5-mini through one endpoint
One key for 2 providers on this model and 600+ others. No markup on provider prices, automatic failover, caching built in.