GPT-4 Turbo vs GPT-5 mini

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

Quick Verdict

GPT-5 mini wins overall with a score of 68 vs 50 (18 point difference).GPT-5 mini wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GPT-5 mini

GPT-4 Turbo

58.5

GPT-5 mini

85

60
MMLU
88
60
GPQA
86
58
SuperGPQA
84
56
OpenBookQA
82

Coding

GPT-5 mini

GPT-4 Turbo

52

GPT-5 mini

80

52
HumanEval
80

Mathematics

GPT-5 mini

GPT-4 Turbo

59

GPT-5 mini

89

60
AIME 2023
90
62
AIME 2024
92
61
AIME 2025
91
56
HMMT Feb 2023
86
58
HMMT Feb 2024
88
57
HMMT Feb 2025
87
59
BRUMO 2025
89

Reasoning

GPT-5 mini

GPT-4 Turbo

57

GPT-5 mini

83

58
SimpleQA
84
56
MuSR
82

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-4 Turbo or GPT-5 mini?

GPT-5 mini scores higher overall with 68 vs 50, a difference of 18 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-4 Turbo or GPT-5 mini?

GPT-5 mini leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 85 vs 58.5.

Which is better for coding, GPT-4 Turbo or GPT-5 mini?

GPT-5 mini leads in coding with an average score of 80 vs 52.

Which is better for math, GPT-4 Turbo or GPT-5 mini?

GPT-5 mini leads in math with an average score of 89 vs 59.

Which is better for reasoning, GPT-4 Turbo or GPT-5 mini?

GPT-5 mini leads in reasoning with an average score of 83 vs 57.