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Model comparison

Gemini 3 Pro vs GPT-5 mini

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 1 shared benchmark result across 1 category. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

67.73/100
Margin
23.8pts
← winning
43.93/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Gemini 3 Pro #19 (Supported); GPT-5 mini #153 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Gemini 3 Pro and GPT-5 mini share 1 comparable benchmark result. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 26 results are unique to Gemini 3 Pro; 0 to GPT-5 mini.

Updated July 20, 2026
Shared results
1
Gemini 3 Pro only
26
GPT-5 mini only
0
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for Gemini 3 Pro and GPT-5 mini is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 1 shared benchmark result across 1 evidence category; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.

Gemini 3 Pro is priced at $2.00 input / $12.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.25 input / $2.00 output per 1M tokens for GPT-5 mini. Gemini 3 Pro has the larger context window at 2M, compared with 128K for GPT-5 mini.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for Gemini 3 Pro and GPT-5 mini
CategoryGemini 3 ProΔGPT-5 mini
ReasoningGemini 3 Pro31.1MarginNo overlapGPT-5 miniNot measured
MathGemini 3 Pro32.9MarginNo overlapGPT-5 miniNot measured
MultimodalGemini 3 Pro81.1MarginNo overlapGPT-5 miniNot measured

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGemini 3 ProGPT-5 miniComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGemini 3 Pro$2 input / $12 outputGPT-5 mini$0.25 input / $2 outputGPT-5 mini has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGemini 3 Pro109 tok/sGPT-5 mini86 tok/sGemini 3 Pro has the higher measured throughput.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGemini 3 Pro32.65 sGPT-5 mini65.32 sGemini 3 Pro reaches the first token sooner.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGemini 3 Pro2MGPT-5 mini128KGemini 3 Pro lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGemini 3 ProGPT-5 miniResult
τ²-bench resultsSource 87.1%Not comparable
Gert LabsSource 63.23%Not comparable
JobBenchSource 11.4%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGemini 3 ProGPT-5 miniResult
Vibe Code BenchSource 14.30%14.17%Gemini 3 Pro leads
AA-SciCodeSource 56.1%Not comparable
AA LiveCodeBenchSource 91.7%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGemini 3 ProGPT-5 miniResult
ARC-AGI-2Source 31.1%Not comparable
AA-LCRSource 70.7%Not comparable
CritPtSource 9.1%Not comparable
Knowledge
BenchmarkGemini 3 ProGPT-5 miniResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 39.5%Not comparable
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 90.8%Not comparable
AA-HLESource 37.2%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 15.8%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 55.9%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 90.9%Not comparable
AA MMLU-ProSource 89.8%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkGemini 3 ProGPT-5 miniResult
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 37.600%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 18.750%Not comparable
Multilingual
BenchmarkGemini 3 ProGPT-5 miniResult
AA Global-MMLU-LiteSource 92.2%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGemini 3 ProGPT-5 miniResult
MMMU-ProSource 81%Not comparable
MathVisionSource 86.6%Not comparable
VideoMMMUSource 87.6%Not comparable
ScreenSpot ProSource 72.7%Not comparable
CharXivSource 81.4%Not comparable
V*Source 88.0%Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 80.2%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGemini 3 ProGPT-5 miniResult
AA-IFBenchSource 70.4%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare Gemini 3 Pro and GPT-5 mini on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.

Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?

BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.

What data is available for Gemini 3 Pro and GPT-5 mini today?

Gemini 3 Pro: $2.00 input / $12.00 output per 1M tokens GPT-5 mini: $0.25 input / $2.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

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Last updated: July 20, 2026

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