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WizardLM-2 8x22B vs GPT-5 Mini

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

WizardLM-2 8x22B wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens

GPT-5 Mini wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
WizardLM-2 8x22B
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5 Mini
Context Window
GPT-5 Mini
Speed
GPT-5 Mini

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricWizardLM-2 8x22BGPT-5 MiniWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.62$0.25 GPT-5 Mini
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.62$2.00 WizardLM-2 8x22B
Cache Read (per 1M)N/A$0.03 GPT-5 Mini
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, WizardLM-2 8x22B is 10% cheaper overall.

WizardLM-2 8x22B Providers

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GPT-5 Mini Providers

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Benchmark Comparison

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WizardLM-2 8x22B Wins
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GPT-5 Mini Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkWizardLM-2 8x22BGPT-5 MiniWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
33.141.2
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
-35.3-
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
-90.7-
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
40.083.7
GPQA
Graduate-level science
17.682.8
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
-83.8-
Aider
Real-world code editing
44.4--
BBH
Big-Bench Hard
48.6--
GPT-5 Mini significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

WizardLM-2 8x22B
65,535
tokens
GPT-5 Mini
400,000
tokens
GPT-5 Mini has a 84% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricWizardLM-2 8x22BGPT-5 MiniWinner
Tokens/secondN/A68.8 tok/s
Time to First TokenN/A100.04s

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureWizardLM-2 8x22BGPT-5 Mini
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyWizardLM-2 8x22BGPT-5 Mini
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorMicrosoftOpenAI
ReleasedApr 2024Aug 2025

WizardLM-2 8x22B Modalities

Input
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Output
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GPT-5 Mini Modalities

Input
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

GPT-5 Mini has cheaper input pricing at $0.25/M tokens. WizardLM-2 8x22B has cheaper output pricing at $0.62/M tokens.
GPT-5 Mini scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 35.3, compared to WizardLM-2 8x22B's score of N/A.
WizardLM-2 8x22B has a 65,535 token context window, while GPT-5 Mini has a 400,000 token context window.
WizardLM-2 8x22B does not support vision. GPT-5 Mini supports vision.