gpt-5-2025-08-07 vs gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 compared on cost, context window, performance, and lifecycle dates.
Green ✓ marks the model that wins each row (cheaper cost, larger window, faster).
| Attribute | OpenAI | OpenAI |
|---|---|---|
| Lifecycle state | deprecated | deprecated |
| Announced | 2025-08-07 | 2025-08-07 |
| Deprecated | — | — |
| Retirement | 2026-12-11 | 2026-12-11 |
| Input $/1M | $1.25 | $0.25✓ |
| Output $/1M | $10 | $2✓ |
| Blended $/1M 3:1 input:output | $3.44 | $0.69✓ |
| Context window | 400k | 400k |
| Max output | 128k | 128k |
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