GPT-5 (medium) vs Nova Pro

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

Quick Verdict

GPT-5 (medium) wins overall with a score of 70 vs 32 (38 point difference).GPT-5 (medium) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GPT-5 (medium)

GPT-5 (medium)

88

Nova Pro

38.8

91
MMLU
41
89
GPQA
40
87
SuperGPQA
38
85
OpenBookQA
36

Coding

GPT-5 (medium)

GPT-5 (medium)

83

Nova Pro

33

83
HumanEval
33

Mathematics

GPT-5 (medium)

GPT-5 (medium)

92

Nova Pro

40

93
AIME 2023
41
95
AIME 2024
43
94
AIME 2025
42
89
HMMT Feb 2023
37
91
HMMT Feb 2024
39
90
HMMT Feb 2025
38
92
BRUMO 2025
40

Reasoning

GPT-5 (medium)

GPT-5 (medium)

86

Nova Pro

38

87
SimpleQA
39
85
MuSR
37

Frequently Asked Questions

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

GPT-5 (medium) scores higher overall with 70 vs 32, a difference of 38 points across all benchmarks.

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

GPT-5 (medium) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 88 vs 38.8.

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

GPT-5 (medium) leads in coding with an average score of 83 vs 33.

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

GPT-5 (medium) leads in math with an average score of 92 vs 40.

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

GPT-5 (medium) leads in reasoning with an average score of 86 vs 38.