GPT-4 Turbo vs GPT-5 (high)

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

GPT-5 (high) wins overall with a score of 72 vs 50 (22 point difference).GPT-5 (high) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GPT-5 (high)

GPT-4 Turbo

58.5

GPT-5 (high)

90

60
MMLU
93
60
GPQA
91
58
SuperGPQA
89
56
OpenBookQA
87

Coding

GPT-5 (high)

GPT-4 Turbo

52

GPT-5 (high)

85

52
HumanEval
85

Mathematics

GPT-5 (high)

GPT-4 Turbo

59

GPT-5 (high)

94

60
AIME 2023
95
62
AIME 2024
97
61
AIME 2025
96
56
HMMT Feb 2023
91
58
HMMT Feb 2024
93
57
HMMT Feb 2025
92
59
BRUMO 2025
94

Reasoning

GPT-5 (high)

GPT-4 Turbo

57

GPT-5 (high)

88

58
SimpleQA
89
56
MuSR
87

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-4 Turbo or GPT-5 (high)?

GPT-5 (high) scores higher overall with 72 vs 50, a difference of 22 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-4 Turbo or GPT-5 (high)?

GPT-5 (high) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 90 vs 58.5.

Which is better for coding, GPT-4 Turbo or GPT-5 (high)?

GPT-5 (high) leads in coding with an average score of 85 vs 52.

Which is better for math, GPT-4 Turbo or GPT-5 (high)?

GPT-5 (high) leads in math with an average score of 94 vs 59.

Which is better for reasoning, GPT-4 Turbo or GPT-5 (high)?

GPT-5 (high) leads in reasoning with an average score of 88 vs 57.