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OpenAIChatgpt-5-mini

GPT-5 Mini API

Input
$0.25per 1M tokens
Output
$2per 1M tokens
Cached input
$0.025per 1M tokens
Context
400K
No gateway feesEvery OpenAI model's pricePay-as-you-go only

GPT-5 Mini for OpenAI-style Chat Completions, Anthropic-style Messages, OpenAI-style Responses.

Explore GPT-5 Mini for OpenAI-style Chat Completions, Anthropic-style Messages, OpenAI-style Responses through the unified API. Supported interfaces and current availability are shown below.

  • OpenAI-style Chat Completions
  • Anthropic-style Messages
  • OpenAI-style Responses

Model details

Context window
400K tokens
Max output
128K tokens
Input
Text, images
Output
Text
Capabilities
Reasoning, Vision, Tool calling, Streaming, JSON output
Interfaces
OpenAI-style Chat Completions, Anthropic-style Messages, OpenAI-style Responses

GPT-5 Mini API pricing

Prices use the units shown below. No gateway fees. Usage, size and model options may affect the total.

GPT-5 Mini pricing.
MetricPrice
/ 1M input tokens$0.25
/ 1M output tokens$2
/ 1M cached input tokens$0.025
/ web search$0.01

What GPT-5 Mini costs for real work

Typical workloads at list price, worked out from the rates above. Nothing is added on top.

WorkloadTokensCost
1,000 chat replies1,500 tokens in, 400 out, each$1.18
Summarise a 100-page document60K tokens in, 2K out$0.019
10M tokens of coding-agent work10M tokens: 85% cached input, 12% fresh input, 3% output$1.11
1M output tokensGenerated text only$2.00

GPT-5 Mini is pay-as-you-go only

GPT-5 Mini is not included in Token Plans. Call it from a pay-as-you-go balance at the list price above, with no gateway fee.

Why teams pick it

  • GPT-5 Mini for OpenAI-style Chat Completions, Anthropic-style Messages, OpenAI-style Responses.

Call GPT-5 Mini

GPT-5 Mini answers on any of the APIs below — pick the one your code already speaks and just swap in your Inferray key.

/v1/chat/completionsOpenAI-style Chat Completions · openai SDK or plain HTTP
curl https://api.inferray.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer inferray_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "gpt-5-mini",
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Hello"
    }
  ]
}'
/v1/messagesAnthropic-style Messages · @anthropic-ai/sdk SDK or plain HTTP
curl https://api.inferray.com/v1/messages \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer inferray_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "gpt-5-mini",
  "max_tokens": 1024,
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Hello"
    }
  ]
}'
/v1/responsesOpenAI-style Responses · openai SDK or plain HTTP
curl https://api.inferray.com/v1/responses \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer inferray_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "gpt-5-mini",
  "input": "Hello"
}'

Conversation compaction is also available at POST /v1/responses/compact.

Use GPT-5 Mini in your tools

Every coding agent below has a setup guide. Set the model to gpt-5-mini.

Run GPT-5 Mini in Claude Code

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Questions about this model

How much does the GPT-5 Mini API cost?
GPT-5 Mini costs $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $2 per 1M output tokens on Inferray, and cached input is $0.025 per 1M. That is the list price, with no gateway fee on top.
Is there a free tier for GPT-5 Mini?
No. You add credit and pay GPT-5 Mini's list rate for each request — seats, projects, and API keys are free, and pay-as-you-go credit never expires.
Am I charged for failed requests?
No. A request that fails without returning a result is not billed. If a response fails part-way, the tokens already processed before the failure are charged.
Is GPT-5 Mini included in Token Plans?
No. GPT-5 Mini is pay-as-you-go only; Token Plans cover the other text models in the catalog.
Can I use GPT-5 Mini in Claude Code?
Yes. Set ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL to https://api.inferray.com, ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN to your Inferray key, and ANTHROPIC_MODEL to gpt-5-mini. The same key works in Codex, opencode, Cline, and other agents.
Does GPT-5 Mini support tool calling and vision?
GPT-5 Mini supports tool calling, image input, reasoning, JSON output and streaming on Inferray.
Is it the real GPT-5 Mini?
Yes. A request for gpt-5-mini is answered by GPT-5 Mini from OpenAI, billed at its published list price. Inferray never substitutes a different or smaller model.

Prices from the catalog as of November 12, 2026.