GPT-5 (high) vs Moonshot v1

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

Quick Verdict

GPT-5 (high) wins overall with a score of 72 vs 44 (28 point difference).GPT-5 (high) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GPT-5 (high)

GPT-5 (high)

90

Moonshot v1

50.8

93
MMLU
53
91
GPQA
52
89
SuperGPQA
50
87
OpenBookQA
48

Coding

GPT-5 (high)

GPT-5 (high)

85

Moonshot v1

45

85
HumanEval
45

Mathematics

GPT-5 (high)

GPT-5 (high)

94

Moonshot v1

52

95
AIME 2023
53
97
AIME 2024
55
96
AIME 2025
54
91
HMMT Feb 2023
49
93
HMMT Feb 2024
51
92
HMMT Feb 2025
50
94
BRUMO 2025
52

Reasoning

GPT-5 (high)

GPT-5 (high)

88

Moonshot v1

50

89
SimpleQA
51
87
MuSR
49

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-5 (high) or Moonshot v1?

GPT-5 (high) scores higher overall with 72 vs 44, a difference of 28 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5 (high) or Moonshot v1?

GPT-5 (high) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 90 vs 50.8.

Which is better for coding, GPT-5 (high) or Moonshot v1?

GPT-5 (high) leads in coding with an average score of 85 vs 45.

Which is better for math, GPT-5 (high) or Moonshot v1?

GPT-5 (high) leads in math with an average score of 94 vs 52.

Which is better for reasoning, GPT-5 (high) or Moonshot v1?

GPT-5 (high) leads in reasoning with an average score of 88 vs 50.