GPT-5 (medium) vs Qwen3 235B 2507

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

Quick Verdict

GPT-5 (medium) wins overall with a score of 70 vs 30 (40 point difference).GPT-5 (medium) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GPT-5 (medium)

GPT-5 (medium)

88

Qwen3 235B 2507

36.8

91
MMLU
39
89
GPQA
38
87
SuperGPQA
36
85
OpenBookQA
34

Coding

GPT-5 (medium)

GPT-5 (medium)

83

Qwen3 235B 2507

31

83
HumanEval
31

Mathematics

GPT-5 (medium)

GPT-5 (medium)

92

Qwen3 235B 2507

38

93
AIME 2023
39
95
AIME 2024
41
94
AIME 2025
40
89
HMMT Feb 2023
35
91
HMMT Feb 2024
37
90
HMMT Feb 2025
36
92
BRUMO 2025
38

Reasoning

GPT-5 (medium)

GPT-5 (medium)

86

Qwen3 235B 2507

36

87
SimpleQA
37
85
MuSR
35

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-5 (medium) or Qwen3 235B 2507?

GPT-5 (medium) scores higher overall with 70 vs 30, a difference of 40 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5 (medium) or Qwen3 235B 2507?

GPT-5 (medium) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 88 vs 36.8.

Which is better for coding, GPT-5 (medium) or Qwen3 235B 2507?

GPT-5 (medium) leads in coding with an average score of 83 vs 31.

Which is better for math, GPT-5 (medium) or Qwen3 235B 2507?

GPT-5 (medium) leads in math with an average score of 92 vs 38.

Which is better for reasoning, GPT-5 (medium) or Qwen3 235B 2507?

GPT-5 (medium) leads in reasoning with an average score of 86 vs 36.