GPT-5 (medium) vs Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)

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

Quick Verdict

GPT-5 (medium) wins overall with a score of 70 vs 31 (39 point difference).GPT-5 (medium) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GPT-5 (medium)

GPT-5 (medium)

88

Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)

37.8

91
MMLU
40
89
GPQA
39
87
SuperGPQA
37
85
OpenBookQA
35

Coding

GPT-5 (medium)

GPT-5 (medium)

83

Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)

32

83
HumanEval
32

Mathematics

GPT-5 (medium)

GPT-5 (medium)

92

Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)

39

93
AIME 2023
40
95
AIME 2024
42
94
AIME 2025
41
89
HMMT Feb 2023
36
91
HMMT Feb 2024
38
90
HMMT Feb 2025
37
92
BRUMO 2025
39

Reasoning

GPT-5 (medium)

GPT-5 (medium)

86

Qwen3 235B 2507 (Reasoning)

37

87
SimpleQA
38
85
MuSR
36

Frequently Asked Questions

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

GPT-5 (medium) scores higher overall with 70 vs 31, a difference of 39 points across all benchmarks.

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

GPT-5 (medium) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 88 vs 37.8.

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

GPT-5 (medium) leads in coding with an average score of 83 vs 32.

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

GPT-5 (medium) leads in math with an average score of 92 vs 39.

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

GPT-5 (medium) leads in reasoning with an average score of 86 vs 37.