GPT-5 (high) vs Nova Pro

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

Quick Verdict

GPT-5 (high) wins overall with a score of 72 vs 32 (40 point difference).GPT-5 (high) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GPT-5 (high)

GPT-5 (high)

90

Nova Pro

38.8

93
MMLU
41
91
GPQA
40
89
SuperGPQA
38
87
OpenBookQA
36

Coding

GPT-5 (high)

GPT-5 (high)

85

Nova Pro

33

85
HumanEval
33

Mathematics

GPT-5 (high)

GPT-5 (high)

94

Nova Pro

40

95
AIME 2023
41
97
AIME 2024
43
96
AIME 2025
42
91
HMMT Feb 2023
37
93
HMMT Feb 2024
39
92
HMMT Feb 2025
38
94
BRUMO 2025
40

Reasoning

GPT-5 (high)

GPT-5 (high)

88

Nova Pro

38

89
SimpleQA
39
87
MuSR
37

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-5 (high) or Nova Pro?

GPT-5 (high) scores higher overall with 72 vs 32, a difference of 40 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5 (high) or Nova Pro?

GPT-5 (high) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 90 vs 38.8.

Which is better for coding, GPT-5 (high) or Nova Pro?

GPT-5 (high) leads in coding with an average score of 85 vs 33.

Which is better for math, GPT-5 (high) or Nova Pro?

GPT-5 (high) leads in math with an average score of 94 vs 40.

Which is better for reasoning, GPT-5 (high) or Nova Pro?

GPT-5 (high) leads in reasoning with an average score of 88 vs 38.