GPT-5 (high) vs o1-preview

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

Quick Verdict

GPT-5 (high) wins overall with a score of 72 vs 71 (1 point difference).GPT-5 (high) wins 3 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GPT-5 (high)

GPT-5 (high)

90

o1-preview

89

93
MMLU
92
91
GPQA
90
89
SuperGPQA
88
87
OpenBookQA
86

Coding

o1-preview

GPT-5 (high)

85

o1-preview

86

85
HumanEval
86

Mathematics

GPT-5 (high)

GPT-5 (high)

94

o1-preview

93

95
AIME 2023
94
97
AIME 2024
96
96
AIME 2025
95
91
HMMT Feb 2023
90
93
HMMT Feb 2024
92
92
HMMT Feb 2025
91
94
BRUMO 2025
93

Reasoning

GPT-5 (high)

GPT-5 (high)

88

o1-preview

87

89
SimpleQA
88
87
MuSR
86

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-5 (high) or o1-preview?

GPT-5 (high) scores higher overall with 72 vs 71, a difference of 1 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5 (high) or o1-preview?

GPT-5 (high) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 90 vs 89.

Which is better for coding, GPT-5 (high) or o1-preview?

o1-preview leads in coding with an average score of 86 vs 85.

Which is better for math, GPT-5 (high) or o1-preview?

GPT-5 (high) leads in math with an average score of 94 vs 93.

Which is better for reasoning, GPT-5 (high) or o1-preview?

GPT-5 (high) leads in reasoning with an average score of 88 vs 87.