Gemini 2.5 Flash vs GPT-5 Mini: API Price & Benchmark Comparison (INR)
Side-by-side pricing
| Gemini 2.5 Flash | GPT-5 Mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Input price / 1M tokens | ₹30.95 | ₹25.79 |
| Output price / 1M tokens | ₹257.92 | ₹206.33 |
| Context window | 1,048,576 | 400,000 |
| Provider | OpenAI |
Velona effective INR prices, refreshed every 6 hours (last: 2026-07-28T17:32:59Z).
When to pick which
Pricing is close: GPT-5 Mini at $0.25/$2 per million versus Gemini 2.5 Flash at $0.30/$2.50, so the decision rests on capabilities. Flash brings a 1M-token context window (against 400K) and stronger native multimodality, making it better for long documents, video, and vision-heavy workloads. GPT-5 Mini tends to produce more disciplined structured output and integrates naturally if the rest of your stack is OpenAI-flavoured. For long-context RAG or multimodal apps pick Flash. For text-first API backends with strict JSON schemas, GPT-5 Mini is the safer default.
Benchmarks
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Benchmarks
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis.
GPT-5 Mini
Benchmarks
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis.
Cost calculator for both models
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper: Gemini 2.5 Flash or GPT-5 Mini?
On input tokens, Gemini 2.5 Flash costs ₹30.95/1M and GPT-5 Mini costs ₹25.79/1M through Velona. Output tokens: ₹257.92 vs ₹206.33 per 1M.
Can I switch between Gemini 2.5 Flash and GPT-5 Mini without changing code?
Yes. Both are behind Velona's single gateway API. Change the model id in your request body and everything else stays the same, including your INR wallet.
Are these prices current?
Prices are regenerated every 6 hours from live provider pricing and the current USD→INR rate, so the figures on this page track what you'd actually be billed.
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