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GPT-5 mini vs o1-preview

OpenAI GPT-5 mini vs OpenAI o1-preview — side-by-side specs.

OpenAI
GPT-5 mini
OpenAI
o1-preview
Overview
CompanyOpenAIOpenAI
Release dateAug 7 2025Sep 12 2024
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapo1-preview shipped 329 days before GPT-5 mini

Which is better: GPT-5 mini or o1-preview?

GPT-5 mini and o1-preview do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. o1-preview shipped 329 days before GPT-5 mini, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was GPT-5 mini released?
GPT-5 mini was released by OpenAI on Aug 7 2025.
When was o1-preview released?
o1-preview was released by OpenAI on Sep 12 2024.

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