GPT-4o 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 56 (16 point difference).GPT-5 (high) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GPT-5 (high)

GPT-4o

64.5

GPT-5 (high)

90

66
MMLU
93
66
GPQA
91
64
SuperGPQA
89
62
OpenBookQA
87

Coding

GPT-5 (high)

GPT-4o

58

GPT-5 (high)

85

58
HumanEval
85

Mathematics

GPT-5 (high)

GPT-4o

65

GPT-5 (high)

94

66
AIME 2023
95
68
AIME 2024
97
67
AIME 2025
96
62
HMMT Feb 2023
91
64
HMMT Feb 2024
93
63
HMMT Feb 2025
92
65
BRUMO 2025
94

Reasoning

GPT-5 (high)

GPT-4o

63

GPT-5 (high)

88

64
SimpleQA
89
62
MuSR
87

Frequently Asked Questions

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

GPT-5 (high) scores higher overall with 72 vs 56, a difference of 16 points across all benchmarks.

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

GPT-5 (high) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 90 vs 64.5.

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

GPT-5 (high) leads in coding with an average score of 85 vs 58.

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

GPT-5 (high) leads in math with an average score of 94 vs 65.

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

GPT-5 (high) leads in reasoning with an average score of 88 vs 63.