GPT-5 (medium): Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis
Analysis of OpenAI's GPT-5 (medium) and comparison to other AI models across key metrics including quality, price, performance (tokens per second & time to first token), context window & more. Click on any model to compare API providers for that model. For more details including relating to our methodology, see our FAQs.
Comparison Summary
Intelligence:
GPT-5 (medium) is of higher quality compared to average, with a MMLU score of 0.867 and a Intelligence Index across evaluations of 68.
Price:GPT-5 (medium) is more expensive compared to average with a price of $3.44 per 1M Tokens (blended 3:1).
GPT-5 (medium) Input token price: $1.25, Output token price: $10.00 per 1M Tokens.
Speed:GPT-5 (medium) Input token price: $1.25, Output token price: $10.00 per 1M Tokens.
GPT-5 (medium) is faster compared to average, with a output speed of 187.8 tokens per second.
Latency:GPT-5 (medium) has a higher latency compared to average, taking 49.59s to receive the first token (TTFT).
Context Window:GPT-5 (medium) has a larger context windows than average, with a context window of 400k tokens.
Highlights
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index; Higher is better
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Speed
Output Tokens per Second; Higher is better
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Price
USD per 1M Tokens; Lower is better
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GPT-5 (medium) Model Details
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