GPT-4 Turbo vs o4-mini (high)

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

Quick Verdict

o4-mini (high) wins overall with a score of 65 vs 50 (15 point difference).o4-mini (high) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

o4-mini (high)

GPT-4 Turbo

58.5

o4-mini (high)

80.5

60
MMLU
82
60
GPQA
82
58
SuperGPQA
80
56
OpenBookQA
78

Coding

o4-mini (high)

GPT-4 Turbo

52

o4-mini (high)

74

52
HumanEval
74

Mathematics

o4-mini (high)

GPT-4 Turbo

59

o4-mini (high)

82

60
AIME 2023
83
62
AIME 2024
85
61
AIME 2025
84
56
HMMT Feb 2023
79
58
HMMT Feb 2024
81
57
HMMT Feb 2025
80
59
BRUMO 2025
82

Reasoning

o4-mini (high)

GPT-4 Turbo

57

o4-mini (high)

79

58
SimpleQA
80
56
MuSR
78

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-4 Turbo or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) scores higher overall with 65 vs 50, a difference of 15 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-4 Turbo or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 80.5 vs 58.5.

Which is better for coding, GPT-4 Turbo or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in coding with an average score of 74 vs 52.

Which is better for math, GPT-4 Turbo or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in math with an average score of 82 vs 59.

Which is better for reasoning, GPT-4 Turbo or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in reasoning with an average score of 79 vs 57.