GPT-5 Mini vs GPT-6.1 Sol
GPT-6.1 Sol leads GPT-5 Mini on coding, 82.4 to 34.2 on the Vibe Coding Index, and GPT-5 Mini costs 5.0x less per output token ($2.00 vs $10.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 58 benchmarks have a result for both.
vs boards won of 58 shared
GPT-5 Mini or GPT-6.1 Sol: which to pick
Pick GPT-6.1 Sol for coding: it scores 82.4 on the Vibe Coding Index against 34.2 for GPT-5 Mini.
Pick GPT-5 Mini for output tokens 5.0x cheaper ($2.00 vs $10.00 per million).
Model AGPT-5 MiniOpenAI34.2/1002 independent benchmarks$0.08 per solved taskModel BGPT-6.1 SolOpenAI82.4/1005 independent benchmarksNo cost per solved task
- Shared results
- 58
- GPT-5 Mini only
- 43
- GPT-6.1 Sol only
- 40
- Like-for-like categories
- 7 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
GPT-6.1 Sol
GPT-6.1 Sol scores 82.4 against 34.2.
2 and 5 benchmarks behind the scores
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
GPT-6.1 Sol
GPT-6.1 Sol leads, 51.8 against 20.6.
Same board, both measured
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only GPT-5 Mini has a GPQA Diamond result, 80.3%.
Directional only
Math
AIME
No call
Only GPT-5 Mini has a AIME result, 91.5%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only GPT-5 Mini has a MMLU Pro result, 82.2%.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
GPT-6.1 Sol
GPT-6.1 Sol leads, 1321 against 1125.
Same board, both measured
General
Vals Index
No call
Only GPT-6.1 Sol has a Vals Index result, 63.9%.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
GPT-6.1 Sol
GPT-6.1 Sol takes 1.05M tokens against 400K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
GPT-5 Mini
GPT-5 Mini $0.0013, GPT-6.1 Sol $0.0070 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only GPT-5 Mini has the number, $0.08.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- GPT-5 Mini 34.2 from 2 benchmarks, GPT-6.1 Sol 82.4 from 5 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Math, 46.5 points apart on average over 6 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- ProofBench: GPT-5 Mini 9.0% against GPT-6.1 Sol 99.0%, 90.0 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- GPT-5 Mini $2.00 against GPT-6.1 Sol $10.00 per million output tokens, 5.0x apart.
- Context window
- GPT-5 Mini takes 400K tokens, GPT-6.1 Sol 1.05M.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | GPT-5 Mini | Bars | GPT-6.1 Sol | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 4 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 2 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 11 | ||
| Math | 0 | 6 | ||
| Knowledge | 0 | 7 | ||
| Web design | 0 | 6 | ||
| General | 0 | 22 | ||
| All shared boards | 0 | 58 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index04
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Mini | GPT-6.1 Sol | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | 59.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| SWE-bench Multilingual | 39.7% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LiveBench coding | Not measured | 96.0% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| LMArena WebDev | Not measured | 1753 | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 86.6% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | 60.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 55.0% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 14.2% | 88.9% | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | Not measured | 65.1% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 3.0% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| IOI (Vals AI) | Not measured | 96.9% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| SWE-bench Multimodal (Vals AI) | Not measured | 43.5% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| CyberBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 39.3% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 83.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| SciCode | 39.0% | 55.8% | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 33.3% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| Terminal-Bench | 34.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| FrontierCode | Not measured | 50.2% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| WeirdML | 52.7% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 2743.8 | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1406 | 1478 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1394 | 1476 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| LMArena WebDev: React | Not measured | 1754 | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | Not measured | 1800 | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| LMArena WebDev: from an image | Not measured | 1702 | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 9.2% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Mini | GPT-6.1 Sol | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 20.6 | 51.8 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 145.3 | 168.4 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index21 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Mini | GPT-6.1 Sol | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: agents building web apps | Not measured | 1306 | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| Design Arena: agents building mobile apps | Not measured | 1213 | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| Design Arena: spreadsheets | Not measured | 1259 | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| LiveBench research | Not measured | 83.5% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| LiveBench browser | Not measured | 88.0% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| LiveBench long agentic | Not measured | 73.0% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| SREBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 50.8% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | Not measured | 52.0% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 21.8% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 38.5% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 6.3% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 70.8% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| BioMysteryBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 79.6% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| Terminal-Bench-Science (Vals AI) | Not measured | 52.9% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| Vals Science Index | Not measured | 59.6% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| Robo-bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 28.3% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 71.1% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| APEX-Agents | Not measured | 60.0% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| SpireClimb | Not measured | 24.7% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| Vending-Bench 2 | -$31 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL) | 55.5% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 20 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index011
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Mini | GPT-6.1 Sol | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 80.3% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LiveBench reasoning | Not measured | 92.6% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| MysteryMechanism (Vals AI) | Not measured | 46.4% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| MMMU Pro (Vals AI) | 78.9% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 82.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 21.5% | 52.9% | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 75.0% | 95.4% | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| ARC-AGI | 54.3% | 98.5% | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 4.4% | 94.2% | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| Chess puzzles | 24.0% | 68.0% | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| Mystery game puzzles | 10.0% | 80.0% | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| EBR-bench | Not measured | 54.3% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| VPCT | 40.2% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1380 | 1463 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1379 | 1489 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1383 | 1465 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | 1202 | 1306 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| LMArena Vision: homework | 1210 | 1356 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 70.3% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 3 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index06
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Mini | GPT-6.1 Sol | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME | 91.5% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| MATH 500 (Vals AI) | 94.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| MGSM (Vals AI) | 92.6% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| AA Math Index | 90.7 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 90.7% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| OTIS Mock AIME | 86.7% | 100.0% | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3 | 46.7% | 93.7% | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| FrontierMath, tier 4 | 12.2% | 100.0% | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| ProofBench | 9.0% | 99.0% | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| MATH level 5 | 97.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1378 | 1489 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1380 | 1513 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index07
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Mini | GPT-6.1 Sol | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 82.2% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 81.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| CaseLaw (Vals AI) | 68.5% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 60.2% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 75.2% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| MortgageTax (Vals AI) | 66.9% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| MedQA (Vals AI) | 96.1% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | 43.0% | 48.8% | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 83.7% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| SimpleQA Verified | 21.6% | 73.9% | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| LMArena Text: science | 1371 | 1444 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1380 | 1433 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1375 | 1471 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1358 | 1445 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| FACTS Benchmark Suite | 38.6% | 75.3% | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| Neither model has a result on the other 3 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index06
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Mini | GPT-6.1 Sol | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1125 | 1321 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1103 | 1317 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1129 | 1389 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1131 | 1281 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1036 | 1460 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1114 | 1345 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1091 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | 1125 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LiveBench design | Not measured | 82.1% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index022
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Mini | GPT-6.1 Sol | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | Not measured | 63.9% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| LiveBench data analysis | Not measured | 82.7% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 59.3% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| SAGE (Vals AI) | 43.0% | 46.5% | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | 80.6% | 86.5% | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| IFBench | 75.4% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 72.3% | 84.0% | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| DTBench | 80.5% | 96.5% | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| LMCA | 34.2% | 62.8% | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 69.4% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| Creative writing (Lech Mazur) | 83.1% | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| Furniture assembly | Not measured | 80.0% | Only GPT-6.1 Sol measured |
| LMArena Text | 1373 | 1443 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1357 | 1466 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1325 | 1425 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| LMArena Vision | 1202 | 1288 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| LMArena Text: English | 1379 | 1450 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1363 | 1433 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1386 | 1487 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| LMArena Text: German | 1366 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1341 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1308 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1386 | 1460 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1354 | 1439 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1362 | 1457 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1378 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1363 | 1442 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1355 | 1458 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1344 | 1444 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1340 | 1426 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| LMArena Vision: English | 1216 | 1274 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | 1214 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | 1199 | 1289 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| LMArena Vision: humor | 1205 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Vision: captioning | 1217 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Vision: recognizing things | 1226 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Mini measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | 1181 | 1301 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Mini | GPT-6.1 Sol | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
GPT-5 Mini$0.0013Fits in one request
GPT-6.1 Sol$0.0070Fits in one request
GPT-5 Mini costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
GPT-5 Mini$0.018Fits in one request
GPT-6.1 Sol$0.130Fits in one request
GPT-5 Mini costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
GPT-5 Mini$0.070Fits in one request
GPT-6.1 Sol$0.500Fits in one request
GPT-5 Mini costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | OpenAI GPT-5 Mini | OpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Weights | No public weights listed | No public weights listed |
| Released | August 7, 2025 | September 29, 2026 |
| Context window | 400K | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.25 | $2.00 |
| Output $/Mtok | $2.00 | $10.00 |
| Coding index | 34.2 | 82.4 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 2 | 5 |
| Cost per solved task | $0.08 | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is GPT-5 Mini better than GPT-6.1 Sol for coding?
Pick GPT-6.1 Sol for coding: it scores 82.4 on the Vibe Coding Index against 34.2 for GPT-5 Mini. Pick GPT-5 Mini for output tokens 5.0x cheaper ($2.00 vs $10.00 per million).
Which is cheaper, GPT-5 Mini or GPT-6.1 Sol?
GPT-5 Mini costs $0.25 per million input tokens and $2.00 per million output tokens; GPT-6.1 Sol costs $2.00 and $10.00. Cost per solved task is known for GPT-5 Mini only.
Which has the bigger context window, GPT-5 Mini or GPT-6.1 Sol?
GPT-6.1 Sol, with 1.05M tokens against 400K.
How many benchmarks is the GPT-5 Mini vs GPT-6.1 Sol comparison based on?
58 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. GPT-5 Mini's coding index rests on 2 independent benchmarks and GPT-6.1 Sol's on 5. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.