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  3. OpenAI GPT Mini Latest vs Yi-Lightning

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

OpenAI GPT Mini Latest vs Yi-Lightning benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Yi-Lightning is more budget-friendly at $0.14/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Choose OpenAI GPT Mini Latest if your priority is peak reasoning, complex code generation, and top preference Elo. Choose Yi-Lightning if you are optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficient API deployment.
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Executive Verdict Summary

Yi-Lightning holds empirical advantage (2 of 3 metrics)

Coding / SWESWE-bench
Yi-LightningTop code solve rate
ReasoningGPQA / Live
Yi-LightningTop logical accuracy
Best Value$/1M Tok
Yi-LightningLowest API billing cost
Speed / TokTok/Sec
Yi-LightningFastest stream rate

Verified Advantage Breakdown

3 benchmarks evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

OpenAI GPT Mini Latest (1)Yi-Lightning (2)
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest
1 of 3 Wins
✓Context window
Yi-Lightning
2 of 3 Wins
✓Input price✓Output price
~openai
Leads 1 of 3
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (~openai/gpt-mini-latest). Preview until a second source matches.

In: $0.75 · Out: $4.5/1M
01.AI
Leads 2 of 3
Yi-Lightning

01.AI ultra-fast reasoning model delivering top LiveBench efficiency.

LightningElo 1,475In: $0.14 · Out: $0.14/1M
Top Rival Showdowns for OpenAI GPT Mini Latest
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Preference Leader

No shared data

Single model data

Throughput Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar LeaderYi-Lightning Wins

Yi-Lightning

$0.14 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top standard models across 6 key capability dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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0–100 %ile

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

OpenAI GPT Mini Latest (1)vsYi-Lightning (9)
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest: 1W (10%)Overall: Yi-LightningYi-Lightning: 9W (90%)
← OpenAI GPT Mini LatestYi-Lightning →
🏆Yi-Lightning Leads(5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark
OpenAI GPT Mini LatestvsYi-Lightning
Preference Elo
—vs1,475
Coding Elo
—vs1,480
SWE-bench
—vs63.4%
LiveBench
—vs65%
GPQA Diamond
—vs78%
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest: 0WYi-Lightning: 5W
🏆Yi-Lightning Leads(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
OpenAI GPT Mini LatestvsYi-Lightning
Output speed
—vs130 tok/s
Time to first token
—vs150 ms
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest: 0WYi-Lightning: 2W
🏆Yi-Lightning Leads(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
OpenAI GPT Mini LatestvsYi-Lightning
Output price
$4.5/1Mvs$0.14/1M+$4.36/1M
Input price
$0.75/1Mvs$0.14/1M+$0.61/1M
Context window
400kvs16k+384k
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest: 1WYi-Lightning: 2W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

OpenAI GPT Mini LatestYi-Lightning
Preference Elo
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest—
Yi-Lightning1,475
Coding Elo
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest—
Yi-Lightning1,480
LiveBench
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest—
Yi-Lightning65%
SWE-bench
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest—
Yi-Lightning63.4%
GPQA Diamond
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest—
Yi-Lightning78%
Time to first token
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest—
Yi-Lightning150 ms
Output speed
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest—
Yi-Lightning130 tok/s
Input priceYi-Lightning +$0.61/1M
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest$0.75/1M
Yi-Lightning$0.14/1M
Output priceYi-Lightning +$4.36/1M
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest$4.5/1M
Yi-Lightning$0.14/1M
Context windowOpenAI GPT Mini Latest +384k
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest400k
Yi-Lightning16k
BenchmarkOpenAI GPT Mini LatestYi-LightningAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo—
1,475
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
—
Coding Elo—
1,480
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
—
LiveBench—
65%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
—
SWE-bench—
63.4%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
—
GPQA Diamond—
78%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
—
Time to first token—
150 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
—
Output speed—
130 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
—
Input price
$0.75/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$0.14/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+$0.61/1M
Output price
$4.5/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$0.14/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+$4.36/1M
Context window
400k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
16k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+384k

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save 93% with Yi-Lightning
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest$93.75 / mo
In: $26.25Out: $67.5
Yi-Lightning$7.00 / mo
In: $4.9Out: $2.1
Estimated Cost Delta

Yi-Lightning is estimated to save $86.75/month ($1,041/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    Yi-Lightning:Pick Yi-Lightning when you are optimizing output cost.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatYi-Lightning

Lower output list price ($0.14/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGOpenAI GPT Mini Latest

Larger window (400k).

Screenshots / visionYi-Lightning

Yi-Lightning is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsinsufficient dataNeed SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chatYi-LightningLower output list price ($0.14/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient dataNeed TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAGOpenAI GPT Mini LatestLarger window (400k).
Screenshots / visionYi-LightningYi-Lightning is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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OpenAI GPT Mini Latest

Elo n/a
SWE-bench—
Speed (tok/s)400k
Input / 1M Tokens$0.75/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$4.5/1M
01.AI

Yi-Lightning

Elo 1,475
SWE-bench63.4%
Speed (tok/s)130 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.14/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.14/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, OpenAI GPT Mini Latest or Yi-Lightning?
We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, OpenAI GPT Mini Latest or Yi-Lightning?
SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Yi-Lightning output tokens are $0.14/1M versus $4.5/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, OpenAI GPT Mini Latest or Yi-Lightning?
We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?
OpenAI GPT Mini Latest accepts 400k tokens versus 16k.
Can I self-host either model?
Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. OpenAI GPT Mini Latest and Yi-Lightning Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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