Is text-embedding-3-small or gpt-5-mini cheaper?

text-embedding-3-small is cheaper on output tokens ($0.00 vs $2.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, text-embedding-3-small or gpt-5-mini?

gpt-5-mini has the larger context window (400K tokens).

text-embedding-3-small vs gpt-5-mini

text-embedding-3-small is cheaper on output tokens, while gpt-5-mini offers a larger context window. Choose text-embedding-3-small or gpt-5-mini based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	text-embedding-3-small	gpt-5-mini
Provider	SAP AI Core	SAP AI Core
Input / 1M tokens	$0.02	$0.25
Output / 1M tokens	$0.00	$2.00
Context window	8K	400K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	No	No
Released	Jan 2024	Aug 2025

text-embedding-3-small details →gpt-5-mini details →

FAQ

Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.