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gpt-5-mini Cost Calculator - Replicate

Calculate the cost of using gpt-5-mini from Replicate for your AI applications

gpt-5-mini Cost Calculator

Mode: Chat

Cost Breakdown

Input Cost$0.00025000
Output Cost$0.002000
Total Cost$0.002250

Pricing Details

Input: $0.0000002500 per token
Output: $0.00000200 per token
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About gpt-5-mini

gpt-5-mini is a powerful chat AI model offered by Replicate. This comprehensive guide provides detailed pricing information, technical specifications, and capabilities to help you understand the costs and features of using gpt-5-mini in your applications.

Pricing Information

Input Cost$0.25 per 1M tokens
Output Cost$2.00 per 1M tokens

Note: Use the interactive calculator above to estimate costs for your specific usage patterns.

Model Capabilities

✓Function Calling - Execute custom functions and tools
✓Vision - Process and understand images
✓System Messages - Configure model behavior
✓Parallel Function Calling - Execute multiple functions simultaneously
✓Response Schema - Structured output formatting
When should you use gpt-5-mini?

gpt-5-mini is best suited for the following scenarios:

  • Agentic systems with function or tool calling
  • Workflow automation and API orchestration
  • Multimodal applications requiring image or audio processing
  • Content analysis across multiple media types
When should you avoid gpt-5-mini?
  • High-volume text generation where output cost dominates
  • Streaming or verbose response workloads
  • Complex multi-step reasoning or planning tasks
  • Very large documents or long conversational histories
How does gpt-5-mini compare to similar models?

Compared to other models in a similar category, this model is more cost-efficient on input tokens but relatively expensive on output tokens. It is better suited for retrieval-heavy or context-rich workflows than generation-heavy use cases.

Understanding gpt-5-mini pricing
  • gpt-5-mini is a general-purpose AI model provided by Replicate.
  • Input tokens are priced at $0.25 per 1M tokens.
  • Output tokens are priced at $2.00 per 1M tokens.
  • For this model, input tokens are less expensive than output tokens, so optimizing your prompts can help manage costs.
  • The model includes vision capabilities for processing and analysing images.
  • Supports function calling for executing custom functions and tools.
  • Replicate offers gpt-5-mini for general-purpose AI workloads — general-purpose AI workloads.

How to Use This Calculator

Step 1: Enter the number of input tokens you expect to use. Input tokens include your prompt, system messages, and any context you provide to the model.

Step 2: Specify the number of output tokens you anticipate. Output tokens are the text generated by the model in response to your input.

Step 3: Review the cost breakdown to see the total estimated cost for your usage. The calculator automatically updates as you adjust the token counts.

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