GPT-5 (high) vs Llama 3 70B

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

Quick Verdict

GPT-5 (high) wins overall with a score of 72 vs 48 (24 point difference).GPT-5 (high) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GPT-5 (high)

GPT-5 (high)

90

Llama 3 70B

56.5

93
MMLU
58
91
GPQA
58
89
SuperGPQA
56
87
OpenBookQA
54

Coding

GPT-5 (high)

GPT-5 (high)

85

Llama 3 70B

50

85
HumanEval
50

Mathematics

GPT-5 (high)

GPT-5 (high)

94

Llama 3 70B

57

95
AIME 2023
58
97
AIME 2024
60
96
AIME 2025
59
91
HMMT Feb 2023
54
93
HMMT Feb 2024
56
92
HMMT Feb 2025
55
94
BRUMO 2025
57

Reasoning

GPT-5 (high)

GPT-5 (high)

88

Llama 3 70B

55

89
SimpleQA
56
87
MuSR
54

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-5 (high) or Llama 3 70B?

GPT-5 (high) scores higher overall with 72 vs 48, a difference of 24 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5 (high) or Llama 3 70B?

GPT-5 (high) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 90 vs 56.5.

Which is better for coding, GPT-5 (high) or Llama 3 70B?

GPT-5 (high) leads in coding with an average score of 85 vs 50.

Which is better for math, GPT-5 (high) or Llama 3 70B?

GPT-5 (high) leads in math with an average score of 94 vs 57.

Which is better for reasoning, GPT-5 (high) or Llama 3 70B?

GPT-5 (high) leads in reasoning with an average score of 88 vs 55.