Moonshot v1 vs o4-mini (high)

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

Quick Verdict

o4-mini (high) wins overall with a score of 65 vs 44 (21 point difference).o4-mini (high) wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

o4-mini (high)

Moonshot v1

50.8

o4-mini (high)

80.5

53
MMLU
82
52
GPQA
82
50
SuperGPQA
80
48
OpenBookQA
78

Coding

o4-mini (high)

Moonshot v1

45

o4-mini (high)

74

45
HumanEval
74

Mathematics

o4-mini (high)

Moonshot v1

52

o4-mini (high)

82

53
AIME 2023
83
55
AIME 2024
85
54
AIME 2025
84
49
HMMT Feb 2023
79
51
HMMT Feb 2024
81
50
HMMT Feb 2025
80
52
BRUMO 2025
82

Reasoning

o4-mini (high)

Moonshot v1

50

o4-mini (high)

79

51
SimpleQA
80
49
MuSR
78

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Moonshot v1 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) scores higher overall with 65 vs 44, a difference of 21 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Moonshot v1 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 80.5 vs 50.8.

Which is better for coding, Moonshot v1 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in coding with an average score of 74 vs 45.

Which is better for math, Moonshot v1 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in math with an average score of 82 vs 52.

Which is better for reasoning, Moonshot v1 or o4-mini (high)?

o4-mini (high) leads in reasoning with an average score of 79 vs 50.