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OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini

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OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini

The Mini edition of GPT-5 is designed for well-defined tasks and precise prompts. It accepts text and images and returns text, making it useful for focused extraction, constrained edits, support responses and narrower steps in an agent workflow.

About the model

This description covers the model’s capabilities. Available in Ailoot inputs, outputs and options are listed for the selected method below.

GPT-5 Mini is OpenAI’s Mini edition of the GPT-5 reasoning family. The maker describes it as a choice for well-defined tasks with precise prompts and high-volume workloads. It accepts text and images and produces text. The Mini edition preserves its own model identity and specifications rather than using the limits of GPT-5 Pro or a later Mini model.

A practical application is a focused document or support operation. Supply the original material, the rules to apply and the expected result. An illustrative request is extracting a few required fields from a message and drafting a short response that asks for missing information. Define how to represent an absent value, which facts must remain unchanged and the tone appropriate to the intended reader.

For a constrained edit, specify the passage to change and the purpose of the change. For a coding step, provide the relevant source and the behavior that a proposed edit should affect. A screenshot or diagram can supply visual context, with written instructions identifying the detail that matters. A useful brief gives the model one operation and its completion criterion instead of making it infer the entire workflow from the input.

OpenAI specifies a 400,000-token context window, a maximum input of 272,000 tokens and a maximum output of 128,000 tokens for GPT-5 Mini, with a knowledge cutoff of May 31, 2024. The GPT-5 developer release includes Mini among the models supporting reasoning-effort and verbosity controls and custom tools. The family’s documented effort choices are minimal, low, medium and high, while verbosity controls the amount of detail in the answer separately from reasoning.

The exact Mini card lists Responses, Chat Completions and Batch interfaces, streaming, Structured Outputs, function calling, file inputs, image input and web/file search. Its listed tool set includes functions, web and file search, code interpretation and MCP connections. The application exposes its operations, executes its actions and returns actual results. A structured response describes the required output fields; a function request proposes an operation for a tool to perform.

Use a final format that fits the bounded task: extracted values, a revised passage, a concise reply or a proposed code change. For a multi-stage process, carry the relevant result into the next request and retain the rules that govern it. Check the important statements against the original material and make an unresolved condition explicit. The resulting artifact can then support a specific next action without turning every focused operation into a broad conversation.

Practical task

Ask for the missing booking detail

Technical example in English

Ask for the missing booking detail

Draft a reply under 60 words using this request and rule. Request: 'Please book the smaller meeting room for our six-person planning session on Tuesday.' Rule: a booking needs a start time and duration; the smaller room seats eight. Confirm that capacity fits, then ask for only the missing booking information. Do not state that a room is reserved.

Expected result

One concise reply confirming suitable capacity and asking for start time and duration.

Check the result

The message does not request already supplied headcount or invent a booking confirmation.
Ailoot Ultra · OpenAI Chat POST /v1/chat/completions gpt-5-mini

gpt-5-mini

OpenAI /gpt-5-mini
Model ID
  • gpt-5-mini
  • openai/gpt-5-mini

Overview

The Mini edition of GPT-5 is designed for well-defined tasks and precise prompts. It accepts text and images and returns text, making it useful for focused extraction, constrained edits, support responses and narrower steps in an agent workflow.

Accepted inputs
Text
Results
Text

Available in Ailoot · inputs & methods

Ailoot Ultra · OpenAI Chat POST /v1/chat/completions
Input types
text
Output types
text
Output format
json or SSE
FieldTypeRequirementValues & limitsDefault
FieldmodelTypestringRequirementRequiredValues & limits
gpt-5-mini
Default—
FieldmessagesTypemessage[]RequirementRequiredValues & limits
Minimum items: 1
Default—
Fieldmessages[].roleTypestringRequirementRequiredValues & limits
Model-specific
Default—
Fieldmessages[].contentTypestringRequirementOptionalValues & limits
Applies when: Text conversation
Default—
FieldstreamTypebooleanRequirementOptionalValues & limitsDefaultfalse
Input material combinations

Text · UTF8 text

messages[].content

Method parameters and lifecycle
ParameterContract
Parametercontent_typeContractapplication/json
ParameterrequiredContractmodel, messages
Parametermaterial_typesContracttext
ParametermessagesContractmessage array with role/content shape
Parameterfile_materialContractactual UTF-8 document inserted as literal text; no file ID inferred
Parameteroptional_controlsContractstream
Parametercontrol_scopeContractText conversation; stream is a boolean and defaults to false.
Parameteroutput_modalitiesContracttext
Parameterhosted_operationsContractfalse
Parametermultimodal_input_bindingContractnull

Method aliases: /chat/completions

Lifecycle: synchronous_or_streamed

Send exact model ID with messages.

Context length is not an output cap.

A text file may supply literal text; image/audio/file-object inputs need exact binding.

Pricing

Tariff references do not add request options. Supported parameters are listed for the selected method.

Fast mode
Standard rate When fast mode is selected
Flex mode
Standard rate When flex mode is selected
Maximum reasoning effort
Standard rate When maximum reasoning effort uses the default adjustment
Reasoning effort · high
Standard rate When reasoning effort is high
Reasoning effort · low
Standard rate When reasoning effort is low
Reasoning effort · medium
Standard rate When reasoning effort is medium
Reasoning effort · minimal
Standard rate When reasoning effort is minimal

Ailoot rates

Prices by configuration

Match each charge to the conditions shown. Use one rate for each set of alternative configurations.

ConfigurationRate scheduleContext tokens, more thanContext tokens, up to and includingCharge
ConfigurationBase token ratesRate scheduleBase rateContext tokens, more than—Context tokens, up to and includingNo upper boundCharge
Input · Input tokens $0.0005 / 1K tokens
Output · Output tokens $0.004 / 1K tokens
Input · Cache read $0.00005 / 1K tokens
Input · Cache write $0 / 1K tokens
Input · Cache write, 1 hour — / 1K tokens
ConfigurationRequest-length tier 1Rate schedule—Context tokens, more than0Context tokens, up to and includingNo upper boundCharge
Input · Input tokens $0.0005 / 1K tokens
Output · Output tokens $0.004 / 1K tokens
Input · Cache read $0.00005 / 1K tokens
Input · Cache write $0 / 1K tokens
Input · Cache write, 1 hour — / 1K tokens

Ailoot reserves an estimated amount before a request. After the result, it settles the final charge from measured usage. Streaming settlement uses the final usage record. How reservation and settlement work →

Example requests

Ailoot Ultra · OpenAI Chat

curlPython SDK
set -eu
: "${AILOOT_API_KEY:?Set your Ailoot API key}"
python3 - <<'PY_REQUEST'
import json,os
from pathlib import Path
p=json.loads('{"model":"gpt-5-mini","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],"stream":false}')

Path("request.json").write_text(json.dumps(p,ensure_ascii=False))
PY_REQUEST
curl --fail-with-body --silent --show-error https://api.ailoot.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AILOOT_API_KEY" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-binary @request.json -D response-headers.txt -o result.json
python3 - <<'PY_RESULT'
import json
from pathlib import Path
r=json.loads(Path("result.json").read_text())
for x in r.get("choices",[]):
    if x.get("message",{}).get("content"): print(x["message"]["content"])
PY_RESULT
from openai import OpenAI
import os

if not os.environ.get("AILOOT_API_KEY", "").strip(): raise SystemExit("Set AILOOT_API_KEY before making a request")
client=OpenAI(base_url="https://api.ailoot.ai/v1",api_key=os.environ["AILOOT_API_KEY"],max_retries=0)
result=client.chat.completions.create(model="gpt-5-mini", messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}], stream=False)
import base64, json
from pathlib import Path

def save_result(data, stem="result"):
    # Keep every field, including usage, IDs, reasoning and tool requests.
    Path(stem + ".json").write_text(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")
    print(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))
    def save_blob(encoded, suffix, label):
        raw = base64.b64decode(encoded, altchars=b"-_", validate=True)
        ext = "png" if raw.startswith(b"\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n") else "jpg" if raw.startswith(b"\xff\xd8") else "webp" if raw[:4] == b"RIFF" and raw[8:12] == b"WEBP" else suffix
        file = Path(stem + "-" + label + "." + ext)
        file.write_bytes(raw)
        print("Saved", file)
    for index, block in enumerate(data.get("content") or []):
        print("Content", index, json.dumps(block, ensure_ascii=False))
    for choice in data.get("choices") or []:
        print("Choice", choice.get("index"), json.dumps(choice.get("message", choice.get("delta", {})), ensure_ascii=False))
    for index, item in enumerate(data.get("output") or []):
        print("Output", index, json.dumps(item, ensure_ascii=False))
        if item.get("type") == "image_generation_call" and item.get("result"):
            save_blob(item["result"], item.get("output_format") or "bin", "output-" + str(index))
    for ci, candidate in enumerate(data.get("candidates") or []):
        for pi, part in enumerate((candidate.get("content") or {}).get("parts") or []):
            print("Candidate/part", ci, pi, json.dumps(part, ensure_ascii=False))
            blob = part.get("inlineData") or part.get("inline_data")
            if blob and blob.get("data"):
                mime = blob.get("mimeType") or blob.get("mime_type")
                suffix = {"image/png":"png", "image/jpeg":"jpg", "image/webp":"webp", "audio/wav":"wav", "audio/mpeg":"mp3", "video/mp4":"mp4"}.get(mime, "bin")
                save_blob(blob["data"], suffix, "candidate-" + str(ci) + "-part-" + str(pi))

save_result(result.to_dict(mode="json"))

Receive and save results

Ailoot Ultra · OpenAI Chat

json or SSE

Keep all completed results

Keep every complete returned response, file and content part.

Keep every choice and its content/tool calls/reasoning. In SSE assemble deltas by choice/tool index, retain the final finish reason and usage.

If the original response needs checking

Keep request/response IDs and headers. No generic text job retrieval URL is supplied.

Response fields
FieldType
Fieldchoices[].indexTypeinteger
Fieldchoices[].message.contentTypestring|null
Fieldchoices[].message.tool_callsTypetool_call[]
Fieldchoices[].message.reasoning_contentTypestring
Fieldchoices[].message.reasoning_detailsTypeobject|array
Fieldchoices[].finish_reasonTypestring|null
FieldusageTypeobject
Errors and next steps
ResponseConditionNext step
Response400 · invalid_request_errorConditionInvalid required fields, material representation or parameter valueNext stepCorrect the indicated fields before a new creation request.

Aliases

Model aliases

Ailoot Ultra gpt-5-mini, openai/gpt-5-mini

Method path aliases

/chat/completions

Related caller IDs

openai/gpt-5-mini, gpt-5-mini

Ailoot Ultra · Anthropic Messages POST /v1/messages gpt-5-mini

gpt-5-mini

OpenAI /gpt-5-mini
Model ID
  • gpt-5-mini
  • openai/gpt-5-mini

Overview

The Mini edition of GPT-5 is designed for well-defined tasks and precise prompts. It accepts text and images and returns text, making it useful for focused extraction, constrained edits, support responses and narrower steps in an agent workflow.

Accepted inputs
Text
Results
json · sse

Available in Ailoot · inputs & methods

Ailoot Ultra · Anthropic Messages POST /v1/messages
Input types
text
Output types
json, sse
Output format
JSON or SSE
FieldTypeRequirementValues & limitsDefault
FieldmodelTypestringRequirementRequiredValues & limits
gpt-5-mini
Default—
FieldmessagesTypemessage[]RequirementRequiredValues & limitsDefault—
Fieldmessages[].roleTypestringRequirementRequiredValues & limits
user, assistant
Default—
Fieldmessages[].contentTypestringRequirementRequiredValues & limitsDefault—
Fieldmax_tokensTypeintegerRequirementRequiredValues & limitsDefault—
FieldstreamTypebooleanRequirementOptionalValues & limitsDefaultfalse
Input material combinations

Text · UTF-8 text

messages[].content string

Method parameters and lifecycle
ParameterContract
Parametercontent_typeContractapplication/json
ParameterrequiredContractmodel, messages, max_tokens
Parameteroptional_controlsContractstream
Parametermaterial_typesContracttext
Parametertext_file_materialContractRead the actual UTF-8 document and put its text in the indicated input or message content string.

Lifecycle: synchronous_or_streamed

Pricing

Tariff references do not add request options. Supported parameters are listed for the selected method.

Fast mode
Standard rate When fast mode is selected
Flex mode
Standard rate When flex mode is selected
Maximum reasoning effort
Standard rate When maximum reasoning effort uses the default adjustment
Reasoning effort · high
Standard rate When reasoning effort is high
Reasoning effort · low
Standard rate When reasoning effort is low
Reasoning effort · medium
Standard rate When reasoning effort is medium
Reasoning effort · minimal
Standard rate When reasoning effort is minimal

Ailoot rates

Prices by configuration

Match each charge to the conditions shown. Use one rate for each set of alternative configurations.

ConfigurationRate scheduleContext tokens, more thanContext tokens, up to and includingCharge
ConfigurationBase token ratesRate scheduleBase rateContext tokens, more than—Context tokens, up to and includingNo upper boundCharge
Input · Input tokens $0.0005 / 1K tokens
Output · Output tokens $0.004 / 1K tokens
Input · Cache read $0.00005 / 1K tokens
Input · Cache write $0 / 1K tokens
Input · Cache write, 1 hour — / 1K tokens
ConfigurationRequest-length tier 1Rate schedule—Context tokens, more than0Context tokens, up to and includingNo upper boundCharge
Input · Input tokens $0.0005 / 1K tokens
Output · Output tokens $0.004 / 1K tokens
Input · Cache read $0.00005 / 1K tokens
Input · Cache write $0 / 1K tokens
Input · Cache write, 1 hour — / 1K tokens

Ailoot reserves an estimated amount before a request. After the result, it settles the final charge from measured usage. Streaming settlement uses the final usage record. How reservation and settlement work →

Example requests

Ailoot Ultra · Anthropic Messages

Complete minimal JSON bodycurl · use your UTF-8 documentPython · save the complete result
{
  "model": "gpt-5-mini",
  "max_tokens": 128,
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Summarize the incident report."
    }
  ],
  "stream": false
}
set -eu
: "${AILOOT_API_KEY:?Set your Ailoot API key}"
: "${AILOOT_TEXT_FILE:?Set your actual UTF-8 document}"
export AILOOT_TEXT_FILE
python3 - <<'PY_REQUEST'
import json, os
from pathlib import Path

source_file = Path(os.environ['AILOOT_TEXT_FILE'])
if not source_file.is_file():
    raise SystemExit('Set AILOOT_TEXT_FILE to your actual UTF-8 document')
text = source_file.read_text(encoding='utf-8')
if not text.strip():
    raise SystemExit('Choose a document containing text')
payload = {'model': 'gpt-5-mini', 'max_tokens': 128, 'messages': [{'role': 'user', 'content': 'Summarize the incident report.'}]}
payload['messages'][0]['content'] = 'Summarize this material and quote supporting source passages.\n\n' + text
Path('request.json').write_text(json.dumps(payload, ensure_ascii=False), encoding='utf-8')
PY_REQUEST
curl --fail-with-body --silent --show-error https://api.ailoot.ai/v1/messages \
  -H "x-api-key: $AILOOT_API_KEY" -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-binary @request.json -D response-headers.txt -o result.json
python3 - <<'PY_RESULT'
import json
from pathlib import Path

result = json.loads(Path('result.json').read_text(encoding='utf-8'))
print(json.dumps(result, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))
PY_RESULT
import json, os
from pathlib import Path

source_file = Path(os.environ['AILOOT_TEXT_FILE'])
if not source_file.is_file():
    raise SystemExit('Set AILOOT_TEXT_FILE to your actual UTF-8 document')
text = source_file.read_text(encoding='utf-8')
if not text.strip():
    raise SystemExit('Choose a document containing text')
payload = {'model': 'gpt-5-mini', 'max_tokens': 128, 'messages': [{'role': 'user', 'content': 'Summarize the incident report.'}]}
payload['messages'][0]['content'] = 'Summarize this material and quote supporting source passages.\n\n' + text
from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
from urllib.error import HTTPError

api_key = os.environ['AILOOT_API_KEY']
if not api_key.strip():
    raise SystemExit('Set AILOOT_API_KEY before making a request')
headers = {'x-api-key': 'PLACEHOLDER_KEY', 'anthropic-version': '2023-06-01', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
headers['x-api-key'] = api_key
request = Request('https://api.ailoot.ai/v1/messages', data=json.dumps(payload, ensure_ascii=False).encode('utf-8'), headers=headers, method='POST')
try:
    with urlopen(request, timeout=120) as response:
        raw = response.read()
        Path('response-headers.txt').write_text(str(response.headers), encoding='utf-8')
except HTTPError as error:
    Path('result.json').write_bytes(error.read())
    Path('response-headers.txt').write_text(str(error.headers), encoding='utf-8')
    raise
Path('result.json').write_bytes(raw)
import json
from pathlib import Path

result = json.loads(Path('result.json').read_text(encoding='utf-8'))
print(json.dumps(result, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))

Receive and save results

Ailoot Ultra · Anthropic Messages

JSON or SSE

Keep all completed results

Keep every complete returned response, file and content part.

Keep all content blocks, thinking signatures and actual tool-use IDs. Assemble all SSE block deltas; a first text block is not the complete output.

If the original response needs checking

Keep request/response IDs and headers. No generic text job retrieval URL is supplied.

Response fields
FieldType
FieldidTypestring
FieldmodelTypestring
Fieldcontent[]Typetext|thinking|tool_use|other content block
Fieldstop_reasonTypestring|null
FieldusageTypeobject
Errors and next steps
ResponseConditionNext step
Response400 · invalid_request_errorConditionInvalid required fields, material representation or parameter valueNext stepCorrect the indicated fields before a new creation request.

Aliases

Model aliases

Ailoot Ultra gpt-5-mini, openai/gpt-5-mini

Method path aliases

/chat/completions

Related caller IDs

openai/gpt-5-mini, gpt-5-mini

Ailoot Ultra · OpenAI Chat POST /v1/chat/completions openai/gpt-5-mini

openai/gpt-5-mini

OpenAI /openai/gpt-5-mini
Model ID
  • gpt-5-mini
  • openai/gpt-5-mini

Overview

The Mini edition of GPT-5 is designed for well-defined tasks and precise prompts. It accepts text and images and returns text, making it useful for focused extraction, constrained edits, support responses and narrower steps in an agent workflow.

Accepted inputs
Text
Results
Text

Available in Ailoot · inputs & methods

Ailoot Ultra · OpenAI Chat POST /v1/chat/completions
Input types
text
Output types
text
Output format
json or SSE
FieldTypeRequirementValues & limitsDefault
FieldmodelTypestringRequirementRequiredValues & limits
openai/gpt-5-mini
Default—
FieldmessagesTypemessage[]RequirementRequiredValues & limits
Minimum items: 1
Default—
Fieldmessages[].roleTypestringRequirementRequiredValues & limits
Examples: system, user, assistant, tool, function
Conditions: These roles are explicitly represented by Source compatibility types; the exact model role set remains model-specific.
Model-specific
Default—
Fieldmessages[].contentTypestring|content_part[]|nullRequirementOptionalValues & limitsDefault—
Fieldmessages[].tool_callsTypetool_call[]RequirementOptionalValues & limitsDefault—
Fieldmessages[].tool_call_idTypestringRequirementOptionalValues & limits
Applies when: role=tool; use actual returned ID
Default—
Fieldmessages[].nameTypestringRequirementOptionalValues & limitsDefault—
Fieldmessages[].reasoning_contentTypestringRequirementOptionalValues & limits
Applies when: Round-trip actual returned reasoning where this model uses it
Default—
Fieldmessages[].reasoning_detailsTypeobject|arrayRequirementOptionalValues & limits
Model-specific
Default—
Fieldmax_tokensTypeintegerRequirementOptionalValues & limits
Minimum: 1
Model-specific
Default—
Fieldmax_completion_tokensTypeintegerRequirementOptionalValues & limits
Minimum: 1
Model-specific
Default—
FieldstreamTypebooleanRequirementOptionalValues & limitsDefaultfalse
Fieldstream_options.include_usageTypebooleanRequirementOptionalValues & limits
Model-specific
Default—
FieldtemperatureTypenumberRequirementOptionalValues & limits
Model-specific
Default—
Fieldtop_pTypenumberRequirementOptionalValues & limits
Model-specific
Default—
FieldstopTypestring|string[]RequirementOptionalValues & limits
Model-specific
Default—
FieldtoolsTypefunction_tool[]RequirementOptionalValues & limits
Model-specific
Default—
Fieldtools[].typeTypestringRequirementOptionalValues & limits
function
Model-specific
Default—
Fieldtools[].function.nameTypestringRequirementRequiredValues & limits
Applies when: function tool supplied
Default—
Fieldtools[].function.descriptionTypestringRequirementOptionalValues & limitsDefault—
Fieldtools[].function.parametersTypeJSON_schemaRequirementOptionalValues & limitsDefault—
Fieldtool_choiceTypestring|objectRequirementOptionalValues & limits
Model-specific
Default—
Fieldparallel_tool_callsTypebooleanRequirementOptionalValues & limits
Model-specific
Default—
Fieldresponse_formatTypeobjectRequirementOptionalValues & limits
Model-specific
Default—
Fieldreasoning_effortTypestringRequirementOptionalValues & limits
Model-specific
Default—
FieldreasoningTypeobjectRequirementOptionalValues & limits
Model-specific
Default—
Fieldservice_tierTypestringRequirementOptionalValues & limits
Model-specific
Default—
FieldinstructionsTypestringRequirementOptionalValues & limits
Compatibility field
Default—
FieldfunctionsTypefunction[]RequirementOptionalValues & limits
Model-specific
Default—
Fieldfunction_callTypestring|objectRequirementOptionalValues & limits
Model-specific
Default—
Fieldprompt_cache_optionsTypeobjectRequirementOptionalValues & limits
Model-specific
Default—
FieldmodalitiesTypestring[]RequirementOptionalValues & limits
text
Default—
FieldproviderTypeobjectRequirementOptionalValues & limits
Conditions: provider.options is rejected on this Ultra text route
Default—
Fieldcache_control.ttlTypestringRequirementOptionalValues & limits
Conditions: 1h is rejected in actual prompt-cache locations
Default—
Input material combinations

Text · UTF8 text

messages[].content

Method parameters and lifecycle
ParameterContract
Parametercontent_typeContractapplication/json
ParameterrequiredContractmodel, messages
Parametermaterial_typesContracttext
ParametermessagesContractmessage array with role/content shape
Parameterfile_materialContractactual UTF-8 document inserted as literal text; no file ID inferred
Parameteroptional_controlsContractstream, temperature, top_p, stop, max_tokens, max_completion_tokens, reasoning, response_format, tools, tool_choice
Parametercontrol_scopeContractmodel-specific; user function tools differ from hosted tools
Parameteroutput_modalitiesContracttext
Parameterhosted_operationsContractfalse
Parametermultimodal_input_bindingContractnull

Lifecycle: synchronous_or_streamed

Send exact model ID with messages.

Context length is not an output cap.

A text file may supply literal text; image/audio/file-object inputs need exact binding.

Pricing

Tariff references do not add request options. Supported parameters are listed for the selected method.

Fast mode
Standard rate When fast mode is selected
Flex mode
Standard rate When flex mode is selected
Maximum reasoning effort
Standard rate When maximum reasoning effort uses the default adjustment
Reasoning effort · high
Standard rate When reasoning effort is high
Reasoning effort · low
Standard rate When reasoning effort is low
Reasoning effort · medium
Standard rate When reasoning effort is medium
Reasoning effort · minimal
Standard rate When reasoning effort is minimal

Ailoot rates

Prices by configuration

Match each charge to the conditions shown. Use one rate for each set of alternative configurations.

ConfigurationRate scheduleContext tokens, more thanContext tokens, up to and includingCharge
ConfigurationBase token ratesRate scheduleBase rateContext tokens, more than—Context tokens, up to and includingNo upper boundCharge
Input · Input tokens $0.0005 / 1K tokens
Output · Output tokens $0.004 / 1K tokens
Input · Cache read $0.00005 / 1K tokens
Input · Cache write $0 / 1K tokens
Input · Cache write, 1 hour — / 1K tokens
ConfigurationRequest-length tier 1Rate schedule—Context tokens, more than0Context tokens, up to and includingNo upper boundCharge
Input · Input tokens $0.0005 / 1K tokens
Output · Output tokens $0.004 / 1K tokens
Input · Cache read $0.00005 / 1K tokens
Input · Cache write $0 / 1K tokens
Input · Cache write, 1 hour — / 1K tokens

Ailoot reserves an estimated amount before a request. After the result, it settles the final charge from measured usage. Streaming settlement uses the final usage record. How reservation and settlement work →

Example requests

Ailoot Ultra · OpenAI Chat

curlPython SDKPython stream
set -eu
: "${AILOOT_API_KEY:?Set your Ailoot API key}"
python3 - <<'PY_REQUEST'
import json,os
from pathlib import Path
p=json.loads('{"model": "openai/gpt-5-mini", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Explain the difference between an observation and a hypothesis in three sentences."}]}')

Path("request.json").write_text(json.dumps(p,ensure_ascii=False))
PY_REQUEST
curl --fail-with-body --silent --show-error https://api.ailoot.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AILOOT_API_KEY" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-binary @request.json -D response-headers.txt -o result.json
python3 - <<'PY_RESULT'
import json
from pathlib import Path
r=json.loads(Path("result.json").read_text())
for x in r.get("choices",[]):
    if x.get("message",{}).get("content"): print(x["message"]["content"])
PY_RESULT
from openai import OpenAI
import os

if not os.environ.get("AILOOT_API_KEY", "").strip(): raise SystemExit("Set AILOOT_API_KEY before making a request")
client=OpenAI(base_url="https://api.ailoot.ai/v1",api_key=os.environ["AILOOT_API_KEY"],max_retries=0)
result=client.chat.completions.create(model='openai/gpt-5-mini',messages=[{"role":"user","content":"Explain observations and hypotheses in three sentences."}])
import base64, json
from pathlib import Path

def save_result(data, stem="result"):
    # Keep every field, including usage, IDs, reasoning and tool requests.
    Path(stem + ".json").write_text(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")
    print(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))
    def save_blob(encoded, suffix, label):
        raw = base64.b64decode(encoded, altchars=b"-_", validate=True)
        ext = "png" if raw.startswith(b"\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n") else "jpg" if raw.startswith(b"\xff\xd8") else "webp" if raw[:4] == b"RIFF" and raw[8:12] == b"WEBP" else suffix
        file = Path(stem + "-" + label + "." + ext)
        file.write_bytes(raw)
        print("Saved", file)
    for index, block in enumerate(data.get("content") or []):
        print("Content", index, json.dumps(block, ensure_ascii=False))
    for choice in data.get("choices") or []:
        print("Choice", choice.get("index"), json.dumps(choice.get("message", choice.get("delta", {})), ensure_ascii=False))
    for index, item in enumerate(data.get("output") or []):
        print("Output", index, json.dumps(item, ensure_ascii=False))
        if item.get("type") == "image_generation_call" and item.get("result"):
            save_blob(item["result"], item.get("output_format") or "bin", "output-" + str(index))
    for ci, candidate in enumerate(data.get("candidates") or []):
        for pi, part in enumerate((candidate.get("content") or {}).get("parts") or []):
            print("Candidate/part", ci, pi, json.dumps(part, ensure_ascii=False))
            blob = part.get("inlineData") or part.get("inline_data")
            if blob and blob.get("data"):
                mime = blob.get("mimeType") or blob.get("mime_type")
                suffix = {"image/png":"png", "image/jpeg":"jpg", "image/webp":"webp", "audio/wav":"wav", "audio/mpeg":"mp3", "video/mp4":"mp4"}.get(mime, "bin")
                save_blob(blob["data"], suffix, "candidate-" + str(ci) + "-part-" + str(pi))

save_result(result.to_dict(mode="json"))
from openai import OpenAI
import os
from pathlib import Path

if not os.environ.get("AILOOT_API_KEY", "").strip(): raise SystemExit("Set AILOOT_API_KEY before making a request")
client=OpenAI(base_url="https://api.ailoot.ai/v1",api_key=os.environ["AILOOT_API_KEY"],max_retries=0)
import base64, json
from pathlib import Path

def save_result(data, stem="result"):
    # Keep every field, including usage, IDs, reasoning and tool requests.
    Path(stem + ".json").write_text(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")
    print(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))
    def save_blob(encoded, suffix, label):
        raw = base64.b64decode(encoded, altchars=b"-_", validate=True)
        ext = "png" if raw.startswith(b"\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n") else "jpg" if raw.startswith(b"\xff\xd8") else "webp" if raw[:4] == b"RIFF" and raw[8:12] == b"WEBP" else suffix
        file = Path(stem + "-" + label + "." + ext)
        file.write_bytes(raw)
        print("Saved", file)
    for index, block in enumerate(data.get("content") or []):
        print("Content", index, json.dumps(block, ensure_ascii=False))
    for choice in data.get("choices") or []:
        print("Choice", choice.get("index"), json.dumps(choice.get("message", choice.get("delta", {})), ensure_ascii=False))
    for index, item in enumerate(data.get("output") or []):
        print("Output", index, json.dumps(item, ensure_ascii=False))
        if item.get("type") == "image_generation_call" and item.get("result"):
            save_blob(item["result"], item.get("output_format") or "bin", "output-" + str(index))
    for ci, candidate in enumerate(data.get("candidates") or []):
        for pi, part in enumerate((candidate.get("content") or {}).get("parts") or []):
            print("Candidate/part", ci, pi, json.dumps(part, ensure_ascii=False))
            blob = part.get("inlineData") or part.get("inline_data")
            if blob and blob.get("data"):
                mime = blob.get("mimeType") or blob.get("mime_type")
                suffix = {"image/png":"png", "image/jpeg":"jpg", "image/webp":"webp", "audio/wav":"wav", "audio/mpeg":"mp3", "video/mp4":"mp4"}.get(mime, "bin")
                save_blob(blob["data"], suffix, "candidate-" + str(ci) + "-part-" + str(pi))

with client.chat.completions.stream(model='openai/gpt-5-mini',messages=[{"role":"user","content":"Explain observations and hypotheses in three sentences."}]) as stream:
    with Path("stream-events.jsonl").open("w",encoding="utf-8") as log:
        for event in stream:
            payload=event.to_dict(mode="json")
            log.write(json.dumps(payload,ensure_ascii=False)+"\n"); log.flush()
            print(json.dumps(payload,ensure_ascii=False))
    final=stream.get_final_completion()
    save_result(final.to_dict(mode="json"),"stream-result")

Receive and save results

Ailoot Ultra · OpenAI Chat

json or SSE

Keep all completed results

Keep every complete returned response, file and content part.

Keep every choice and its content/tool calls/reasoning. In SSE assemble deltas by choice/tool index, retain the final finish reason and usage.

If the original response needs checking

Keep request/response IDs and headers. No generic text job retrieval URL is supplied.

Response fields
FieldType
Fieldchoices[].indexTypeinteger
Fieldchoices[].message.contentTypestring|null
Fieldchoices[].message.tool_callsTypetool_call[]
Fieldchoices[].message.reasoning_contentTypestring
Fieldchoices[].message.reasoning_detailsTypeobject|array
Fieldchoices[].finish_reasonTypestring|null
FieldusageTypeobject
Errors and next steps
ResponseConditionNext step
Response400 · invalid_request_errorConditionInvalid required fields, material representation or parameter valueNext stepCorrect the indicated fields before a new creation request.

Aliases

Model aliases

Ailoot Ultra gpt-5-mini, openai/gpt-5-mini

Method path aliases

/chat/completions

Related caller IDs

openai/gpt-5-mini, gpt-5-mini

Ailoot Ultra · Anthropic Messages POST /v1/messages openai/gpt-5-mini

openai/gpt-5-mini

OpenAI /openai/gpt-5-mini
Model ID
  • gpt-5-mini
  • openai/gpt-5-mini

Overview

The Mini edition of GPT-5 is designed for well-defined tasks and precise prompts. It accepts text and images and returns text, making it useful for focused extraction, constrained edits, support responses and narrower steps in an agent workflow.

Accepted inputs
Text
Results
json · sse

Available in Ailoot · inputs & methods

Ailoot Ultra · Anthropic Messages POST /v1/messages
Input types
text
Output types
json, sse
Output format
JSON or SSE
FieldTypeRequirementValues & limitsDefault
FieldmodelTypestringRequirementRequiredValues & limits
openai/gpt-5-mini
Default—
FieldmessagesTypemessage[]RequirementRequiredValues & limitsDefault—
Fieldmessages[].roleTypestringRequirementRequiredValues & limits
user, assistant
Default—
Fieldmessages[].contentTypestringRequirementRequiredValues & limitsDefault—
Fieldmax_tokensTypeintegerRequirementRequiredValues & limitsDefault—
FieldstreamTypebooleanRequirementOptionalValues & limitsDefaultfalse
Input material combinations

Text · UTF-8 text

messages[].content string

Method parameters and lifecycle
ParameterContract
Parametercontent_typeContractapplication/json
ParameterrequiredContractmodel, messages, max_tokens
Parameteroptional_controlsContractstream
Parametermaterial_typesContracttext
Parametertext_file_materialContractRead the actual UTF-8 document and put its text in the indicated input or message content string.

Lifecycle: synchronous_or_streamed

Pricing

Tariff references do not add request options. Supported parameters are listed for the selected method.

Fast mode
Standard rate When fast mode is selected
Flex mode
Standard rate When flex mode is selected
Maximum reasoning effort
Standard rate When maximum reasoning effort uses the default adjustment
Reasoning effort · high
Standard rate When reasoning effort is high
Reasoning effort · low
Standard rate When reasoning effort is low
Reasoning effort · medium
Standard rate When reasoning effort is medium
Reasoning effort · minimal
Standard rate When reasoning effort is minimal

Ailoot rates

Prices by configuration

Match each charge to the conditions shown. Use one rate for each set of alternative configurations.

ConfigurationRate scheduleContext tokens, more thanContext tokens, up to and includingCharge
ConfigurationBase token ratesRate scheduleBase rateContext tokens, more than—Context tokens, up to and includingNo upper boundCharge
Input · Input tokens $0.0005 / 1K tokens
Output · Output tokens $0.004 / 1K tokens
Input · Cache read $0.00005 / 1K tokens
Input · Cache write $0 / 1K tokens
Input · Cache write, 1 hour — / 1K tokens
ConfigurationRequest-length tier 1Rate schedule—Context tokens, more than0Context tokens, up to and includingNo upper boundCharge
Input · Input tokens $0.0005 / 1K tokens
Output · Output tokens $0.004 / 1K tokens
Input · Cache read $0.00005 / 1K tokens
Input · Cache write $0 / 1K tokens
Input · Cache write, 1 hour — / 1K tokens

Ailoot reserves an estimated amount before a request. After the result, it settles the final charge from measured usage. Streaming settlement uses the final usage record. How reservation and settlement work →

Example requests

Ailoot Ultra · Anthropic Messages

Complete minimal JSON bodycurl · use your UTF-8 documentPython · save the complete result
{
  "model": "openai/gpt-5-mini",
  "max_tokens": 128,
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Summarize the incident report."
    }
  ],
  "stream": false
}
set -eu
: "${AILOOT_API_KEY:?Set your Ailoot API key}"
: "${AILOOT_TEXT_FILE:?Set your actual UTF-8 document}"
export AILOOT_TEXT_FILE
python3 - <<'PY_REQUEST'
import json, os
from pathlib import Path

source_file = Path(os.environ['AILOOT_TEXT_FILE'])
if not source_file.is_file():
    raise SystemExit('Set AILOOT_TEXT_FILE to your actual UTF-8 document')
text = source_file.read_text(encoding='utf-8')
if not text.strip():
    raise SystemExit('Choose a document containing text')
payload = {'model': 'openai/gpt-5-mini', 'max_tokens': 128, 'messages': [{'role': 'user', 'content': 'Summarize the incident report.'}]}
payload['messages'][0]['content'] = 'Summarize this material and quote supporting source passages.\n\n' + text
Path('request.json').write_text(json.dumps(payload, ensure_ascii=False), encoding='utf-8')
PY_REQUEST
curl --fail-with-body --silent --show-error https://api.ailoot.ai/v1/messages \
  -H "x-api-key: $AILOOT_API_KEY" -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-binary @request.json -D response-headers.txt -o result.json
python3 - <<'PY_RESULT'
import json
from pathlib import Path

result = json.loads(Path('result.json').read_text(encoding='utf-8'))
print(json.dumps(result, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))
PY_RESULT
import json, os
from pathlib import Path

source_file = Path(os.environ['AILOOT_TEXT_FILE'])
if not source_file.is_file():
    raise SystemExit('Set AILOOT_TEXT_FILE to your actual UTF-8 document')
text = source_file.read_text(encoding='utf-8')
if not text.strip():
    raise SystemExit('Choose a document containing text')
payload = {'model': 'openai/gpt-5-mini', 'max_tokens': 128, 'messages': [{'role': 'user', 'content': 'Summarize the incident report.'}]}
payload['messages'][0]['content'] = 'Summarize this material and quote supporting source passages.\n\n' + text
from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
from urllib.error import HTTPError

api_key = os.environ['AILOOT_API_KEY']
if not api_key.strip():
    raise SystemExit('Set AILOOT_API_KEY before making a request')
headers = {'x-api-key': 'PLACEHOLDER_KEY', 'anthropic-version': '2023-06-01', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
headers['x-api-key'] = api_key
request = Request('https://api.ailoot.ai/v1/messages', data=json.dumps(payload, ensure_ascii=False).encode('utf-8'), headers=headers, method='POST')
try:
    with urlopen(request, timeout=120) as response:
        raw = response.read()
        Path('response-headers.txt').write_text(str(response.headers), encoding='utf-8')
except HTTPError as error:
    Path('result.json').write_bytes(error.read())
    Path('response-headers.txt').write_text(str(error.headers), encoding='utf-8')
    raise
Path('result.json').write_bytes(raw)
import json
from pathlib import Path

result = json.loads(Path('result.json').read_text(encoding='utf-8'))
print(json.dumps(result, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))

Receive and save results

Ailoot Ultra · Anthropic Messages

JSON or SSE

Keep all completed results

Keep every complete returned response, file and content part.

Keep all content blocks, thinking signatures and actual tool-use IDs. Assemble all SSE block deltas; a first text block is not the complete output.

If the original response needs checking

Keep request/response IDs and headers. No generic text job retrieval URL is supplied.

Response fields
FieldType
FieldidTypestring
FieldmodelTypestring
Fieldcontent[]Typetext|thinking|tool_use|other content block
Fieldstop_reasonTypestring|null
FieldusageTypeobject
Errors and next steps
ResponseConditionNext step
Response400 · invalid_request_errorConditionInvalid required fields, material representation or parameter valueNext stepCorrect the indicated fields before a new creation request.

Aliases

Model aliases

Ailoot Ultra gpt-5-mini, openai/gpt-5-mini

Method path aliases

/chat/completions

Related caller IDs

openai/gpt-5-mini, gpt-5-mini

FAQ · OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini
What inputs and results are available?

POST /v1/chat/completions · gpt-5-mini: text → text

POST /v1/messages · gpt-5-mini: text → json, sse

POST /v1/chat/completions · openai/gpt-5-mini: text → text

POST /v1/messages · openai/gpt-5-mini: text → json, sse

Which fields does the request use?

POST /v1/chat/completions · gpt-5-mini: model, messages, stream

POST /v1/messages · gpt-5-mini: model, messages, max_tokens, stream

POST /v1/chat/completions · openai/gpt-5-mini: model, messages, stream, modalities, provider

POST /v1/messages · openai/gpt-5-mini: model, messages, max_tokens, stream

What limits apply?

POST /v1/chat/completions · gpt-5-mini: messages.min_items: 1

POST /v1/chat/completions · openai/gpt-5-mini: messages.min_items: 1

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