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Model comparison

GPT-OSS 20B vs o1

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 12 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

41.95/100
Margin
5.2pts
winning →
OpenAI
47.14/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GPT-OSS 20B #167 (Supported); o1 #136 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GPT-OSS 20B and o1 share 12 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 6 results are unique to GPT-OSS 20B; 4 to o1.

Updated July 24, 2026
Shared results
12
GPT-OSS 20B only
6
o1 only
4
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for GPT-OSS 20B and o1 is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 12 shared benchmark results across 5 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.

o1 is priced at $15.00 input / $60.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for GPT-OSS 20B. o1 has the larger context window at 200K, compared with 128K for GPT-OSS 20B.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for GPT-OSS 20B and o1
CategoryGPT-OSS 20BΔo1
KnowledgeGPT-OSS 20BNot measuredMarginNo overlapo175.7
MathGPT-OSS 20BNot measuredMarginNo overlapo19.3
Inst. FollowingGPT-OSS 20BNot measuredMarginNo overlapo192.2

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGPT-OSS 20Bo1Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-OSS 20B$0 input / $0 outputo1$15 input / $60 outputGPT-OSS 20B has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-OSS 20B313 tok/so198 tok/sGPT-OSS 20B has the higher measured throughput.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-OSS 20B0.65 so132.29 sGPT-OSS 20B reaches the first token sooner.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-OSS 20B128Ko1200Ko1 lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 20Bo1Result
AA Agentic IndexSource 3.1%Not comparable
APEX-Agents-AASource 0.7%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 60.2%62.6%o1 leads
GDPval-AASource 3.4%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 567Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 20Bo1Result
React Native EvalsSource 71%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 20.7%39.7%o1 leads
AA-SciCodeSource 34.4%35.8%o1 leads
Reasoning
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 20Bo1Result
AA-LCRSource 30.7%59.3%o1 leads
CritPtSource 1.4%0.3%GPT-OSS 20B leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 20Bo1Result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 14.9%23.4%o1 leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 68.8%74.7%o1 leads
AA-HLESource 9.8%7.7%GPT-OSS 20B leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -63.9%-10.5%o1 leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 15.5%34.7%o1 leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 94.1%69.3%o1 leads
MMLUSource 91.8%Not comparable
GPQASource 75.7%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 20Bo1Result
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 9.310%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 20Bo1Result
Design Arena WebsiteSource 882Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGPT-OSS 20Bo1Result
AA-IFBenchSource 65.1%70.3%o1 leads
IFEvalSource 92.2%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare GPT-OSS 20B and o1 on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.

Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?

BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.

What data is available for GPT-OSS 20B and o1 today?

GPT-OSS 20B: $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens o1: $15.00 input / $60.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

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Last updated: July 24, 2026