Compare/GPT-5 (minimal) vs Gemini 2.5 Pro

GPT-5 (minimal)vsGemini 2.5 Pro

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

OpenAI

GPT-5 (minimal)

Input
$1.25/M
Output
$10/M
Speed
66 tok/s
TTFT
0.86s
Google

Gemini 2.5 Pro

Input
$1.25/M
Output
$10/M
Speed
125 tok/s
TTFT
21.89s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Lower Latency
GPT-5 (minimal)
Benchmarks (0-12)
Gemini 2.5 Pro

Pricing Comparison

MetricGPT-5 (minimal)Gemini 2.5 Pro
Input ($/M tokens)$1.25$1.25
Output ($/M tokens)$10$10
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
GPT-5 (minimal)$2.25
Gemini 2.5 Pro$2.25

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
GPT-5 (minimal)
66 tok/s
Gemini 2.5 Pro
125 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
GPT-5 (minimal)
0.86s
Gemini 2.5 Pro
21.89s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
23.934.6
Coding Index
25.032.0
Math Index
31.787.7
GPQA Diamond
67.3%84.4%
MMLU-Pro
80.6%86.2%
LiveCodeBench
55.8%80.1%
AIME 2025
31.7%87.7%
MATH-500
86.1%96.7%
Humanity's Last Exam
5.4%21.1%
SciCode
38.8%42.8%
IFBench
45.6%48.7%
TerminalBench
18.2%26.5%
GPT-5 (minimal)0 wins
12 winsGemini 2.5 Pro

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, GPT-5 (minimal) or Gemini 2.5 Pro?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Gemini 2.5 Pro wins 12 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for GPT-5 (minimal). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Gemini 2.5 Pro generates tokens faster at 125 tok/s vs 66 tok/s. GPT-5 (minimal) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.86s vs 21.89s).

When should I use GPT-5 (minimal) vs Gemini 2.5 Pro?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, Gemini 2.5 Pro for stronger benchmark performance, and Gemini 2.5 Pro for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.