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Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite vs GPT-5 Mini

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time

GPT-5 Mini wins:

  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
Price Advantage
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5 Mini
Context Window
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
Speed
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGemini 2.5 Flash LiteGPT-5 Mini
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGemini 2.5 Flash LiteGPT-5 Mini
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorGoogleOpenAI
ReleasedJul 2025Aug 2025

Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Modalities

Input
textimagefileaudiovideo
Output
text

GPT-5 Mini Modalities

Input
textimagefile
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite has cheaper input pricing at $0.10/M tokens. Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite has cheaper output pricing at $0.40/M tokens.
GPT-5 Mini scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 35.3, compared to Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite's score of 7.4.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite has a 1,048,576 token context window, while GPT-5 Mini has a 400,000 token context window.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite supports vision. GPT-5 Mini supports vision.