GPT-5 mini
No estimate
No hardware requirements for this model
The weights for this model have not been published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any size. It is reachable only through its provider, and no graphics card changes that.
On record
Full specification
Everything on record for this model. Most of it describes how it was trained rather than how it runs — useful context for judging how much work went into it, and how it compares with models built at a different scale.
Origin
Who built this model, where, and when it was published.
- Organisation
- OpenAI
- Organisation type
- Industry
- Country
- United States of America
- Published
- 7 August 2025
What it does
The problem areas the model was built for. A model can carry several of each.
- Domain
- Multimodal, Language, Vision
- Task
- Language modeling/generation, Question answering
Size
How large the model is and how much data it was trained on. Parameters are the figure that decides whether it fits on a given graphics card.
- Training data
- tokens
Availability
Whether you can obtain the model and run it on your own hardware, which is what decides if any of the graphics-card figures on this page apply.
- Weights
- Closed — provider access only
- Model access
- API access
- Training code
- Unreleased
How it is classified
Labels the source dataset applies when tracking notable models, and how confident it is in the entry.
- Why it is tracked
- Significant use
- Record confidence
- Unknown
Sources
Where this record came from and when it was last checked.
- Reference
- GPT-5 System Card
- Last updated
- 24 April 2026
What the numbers mean
What this model is
GPT-5 mini was published by OpenAI, in United States of America, in August 2025. industry is the category the publisher falls under.
It works in Multimodal, Language, Vision, and is recorded as doing language modeling/generation, Question answering.
This is a closed model: the trained values stayed with whoever produced them, and there is no local version to run.
What went into building it
Its inclusion criterion is significant use.
Answers
GPT-5 mini — common questions
How many parameters does GPT-5 mini have?
No parameter count has been published for GPT-5 mini, which is why no memory or speed figure appears on this page.
Who created GPT-5 mini?
GPT-5 mini was published by OpenAI, based in United States of America, categorised as industry.
When was GPT-5 mini released?
GPT-5 mini was published in August 2025.
What is GPT-5 mini used for?
GPT-5 mini works in Multimodal, Language, Vision, and is recorded as handling language modeling/generation, Question answering. A model can carry several of each, so these are the areas it was built for rather than a limit on what it will attempt.
What GPU do I need to run GPT-5 mini?
None. GPT-5 mini is a closed model — its weights were never published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any price. It is reachable only through its provider.
Is GPT-5 mini open source?
No. GPT-5 mini has not had its weights published, so it exists only as a service controlled by its owner.
The other direction
Looking at it from the other side?
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