GPT-OSS 20B vs Llama 3.1 405B

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

Quick Verdict

Llama 3.1 405B wins overall with a score of 58 vs 22 (36 point difference).Llama 3.1 405B wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Llama 3.1 405B

GPT-OSS 20B

28.8

Llama 3.1 405B

68.5

31
MMLU
70
30
GPQA
70
28
SuperGPQA
68
26
OpenBookQA
66

Coding

Llama 3.1 405B

GPT-OSS 20B

23

Llama 3.1 405B

62

23
HumanEval
62

Mathematics

Llama 3.1 405B

GPT-OSS 20B

30

Llama 3.1 405B

69

31
AIME 2023
70
33
AIME 2024
72
32
AIME 2025
71
27
HMMT Feb 2023
66
29
HMMT Feb 2024
68
28
HMMT Feb 2025
67
30
BRUMO 2025
69

Reasoning

Llama 3.1 405B

GPT-OSS 20B

28

Llama 3.1 405B

67

29
SimpleQA
68
27
MuSR
66

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-OSS 20B or Llama 3.1 405B?

Llama 3.1 405B scores higher overall with 58 vs 22, a difference of 36 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-OSS 20B or Llama 3.1 405B?

Llama 3.1 405B leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 68.5 vs 28.8.

Which is better for coding, GPT-OSS 20B or Llama 3.1 405B?

Llama 3.1 405B leads in coding with an average score of 62 vs 23.

Which is better for math, GPT-OSS 20B or Llama 3.1 405B?

Llama 3.1 405B leads in math with an average score of 69 vs 30.

Which is better for reasoning, GPT-OSS 20B or Llama 3.1 405B?

Llama 3.1 405B leads in reasoning with an average score of 67 vs 28.