GPT-OSS 120B vs Nova Pro

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

Quick Verdict

GPT-OSS 120B wins overall with a score of 42 vs 32 (10 point difference).GPT-OSS 120B wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

GPT-OSS 120B

GPT-OSS 120B

48.8

Nova Pro

38.8

51
MMLU
41
50
GPQA
40
48
SuperGPQA
38
46
OpenBookQA
36

Coding

GPT-OSS 120B

GPT-OSS 120B

43

Nova Pro

33

43
HumanEval
33

Mathematics

GPT-OSS 120B

GPT-OSS 120B

50

Nova Pro

40

51
AIME 2023
41
53
AIME 2024
43
52
AIME 2025
42
47
HMMT Feb 2023
37
49
HMMT Feb 2024
39
48
HMMT Feb 2025
38
50
BRUMO 2025
40

Reasoning

GPT-OSS 120B

GPT-OSS 120B

48

Nova Pro

38

49
SimpleQA
39
47
MuSR
37

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-OSS 120B or Nova Pro?

GPT-OSS 120B scores higher overall with 42 vs 32, a difference of 10 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-OSS 120B or Nova Pro?

GPT-OSS 120B leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 48.8 vs 38.8.

Which is better for coding, GPT-OSS 120B or Nova Pro?

GPT-OSS 120B leads in coding with an average score of 43 vs 33.

Which is better for math, GPT-OSS 120B or Nova Pro?

GPT-OSS 120B leads in math with an average score of 50 vs 40.

Which is better for reasoning, GPT-OSS 120B or Nova Pro?

GPT-OSS 120B leads in reasoning with an average score of 48 vs 38.