Compare/GPT-5 (high) vs Gemini 2.5 Pro

GPT-5 (high)vsGemini 2.5 Pro

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

OpenAI

GPT-5 (high)

Input
$1.25/M
Output
$10/M
Speed
94 tok/s
TTFT
83.34s
Google

Gemini 2.5 Pro

Input
$1.25/M
Output
$10/M
Speed
131 tok/s
TTFT
23.22s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Lower Latency
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Benchmarks (12-0)
GPT-5 (high)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGPT-5 (high)Gemini 2.5 Pro
Input ($/M tokens)$1.25$1.25
Output ($/M tokens)$10$10
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
GPT-5 (high)$2.25
Gemini 2.5 Pro$2.25

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
GPT-5 (high)
94 tok/s
Gemini 2.5 Pro
131 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
GPT-5 (high)
83.34s
Gemini 2.5 Pro
23.22s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
44.634.6
Coding Index
36.031.9
Math Index
94.387.7
GPQA Diamond
85.4%84.4%
MMLU-Pro
87.1%86.2%
LiveCodeBench
84.6%80.1%
AIME 2025
94.3%87.7%
MATH-500
99.4%96.7%
Humanity's Last Exam
26.5%21.1%
SciCode
42.9%42.8%
IFBench
73.1%48.7%
TerminalBench
32.6%26.5%
GPT-5 (high)12 wins
0 winsGemini 2.5 Pro

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, GPT-5 (high) or Gemini 2.5 Pro?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

GPT-5 (high) wins 12 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Gemini 2.5 Pro. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Gemini 2.5 Pro generates tokens faster at 131 tok/s vs 94 tok/s. However, Gemini 2.5 Pro has lower time-to-first-token (23.22s vs 83.34s).

When should I use GPT-5 (high) vs Gemini 2.5 Pro?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, GPT-5 (high) for stronger benchmark performance, and Gemini 2.5 Pro for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.