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Is GPT-5 Mini good?
GPT-5 Mini has been tested across 22 task areas. It's strongest at frontend & landing pages and weakest at sales. It's a mid-priced option ($2.25/1M tokens).
Our take
Strengths
Weak spots
How GPT-5 Mini ranks, task by task
Rank is the position in each field; Rating is the absolute quality bar. A model can be rated "Excellent" yet sit mid-table when the whole field is strong — and vice-versa.
| Task area | Rank | Percentile | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontend & Landing Pages | #8 of 93 |
|
Needs editing |
| Legal & HR | #6 of 44 |
|
Excellent |
| Structured Output | #7 of 43 |
|
Excellent |
| Data & Analytics | #14 of 69 |
|
Excellent |
| Creative & Comedy | #12 of 44 |
|
Elo |
| Presentations & Decks | #15 of 44 |
|
Excellent |
| Knowledge & Docs | #32 of 94 |
|
Strong |
| Product & Project Management | #21 of 44 |
|
Strong |
| Content & Brand | #28 of 50 |
|
Strong |
| Chef / Home Cooking | #34 of 50 |
|
Usable |
| RAG, Safety & Grounding | #24 of 35 |
|
Excellent |
| Translation & Localization | #31 of 44 |
|
Excellent |
| AI Strategy | #36 of 50 |
|
Usable |
| Coding | #40 of 52 |
|
Usable |
| Landing Pages | #44 of 56 |
|
Usable |
| Customer Support | #34 of 43 |
|
Needs editing |
| Training & Education | #36 of 44 |
|
Strong |
| Research & Competitive Analysis | #37 of 44 |
|
Needs editing |
| Summarization & Meeting Notes | #38 of 44 |
|
Strong |
| Executive Assistant | #48 of 50 |
|
Usable |
| Investor & Pitch | #48 of 50 |
|
Needs editing |
| Sales | #43 of 44 |
|
Needs editing |
Industry benchmarks
Standardized third-party scores, shown for context — these are independent of our real-task tests.
Headline vs. real-world
Source: Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai) via OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings). (2026-06-29) · Source: Design Arena (www.designarena.ai) via OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings). (2026-06-29)
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Frequently asked
Is GPT-5 Mini any good?
GPT-5 Mini places top-3 in 0 of 22 task areas we benchmarked. It performs best at Frontend & Landing Pages.
What is GPT-5 Mini best at?
Its strongest task areas are Frontend & Landing Pages, Legal & HR, Structured Output.
Is there a cheaper alternative to GPT-5 Mini?
DeepSeek V3.2 is 75% cheaper and stays competitive on quality across our benchmarks.
How we test & rank
Each model is scored on real tasks across 22 task areas by an LLM judge with deterministic checks. "Percentile" is this model's standing within each area's field; the cross-area figures are rank-based so quality and Elo scores are never mixed.
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