GPT-5 (medium) vs Llama 3 70B

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

Quick Verdict

GPT-5 (medium) wins overall with a score of 70 vs 48 (22 point difference).GPT-5 (medium) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GPT-5 (medium)

GPT-5 (medium)

88

Llama 3 70B

56.5

91
MMLU
58
89
GPQA
58
87
SuperGPQA
56
85
OpenBookQA
54

Coding

GPT-5 (medium)

GPT-5 (medium)

83

Llama 3 70B

50

83
HumanEval
50

Mathematics

GPT-5 (medium)

GPT-5 (medium)

92

Llama 3 70B

57

93
AIME 2023
58
95
AIME 2024
60
94
AIME 2025
59
89
HMMT Feb 2023
54
91
HMMT Feb 2024
56
90
HMMT Feb 2025
55
92
BRUMO 2025
57

Reasoning

GPT-5 (medium)

GPT-5 (medium)

86

Llama 3 70B

55

87
SimpleQA
56
85
MuSR
54

Frequently Asked Questions

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

GPT-5 (medium) scores higher overall with 70 vs 48, a difference of 22 points across all benchmarks.

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

GPT-5 (medium) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 88 vs 56.5.

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

GPT-5 (medium) leads in coding with an average score of 83 vs 50.

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

GPT-5 (medium) leads in math with an average score of 92 vs 57.

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

GPT-5 (medium) leads in reasoning with an average score of 86 vs 55.