# GPT-OSS 20B vs Ripple-65B Preview

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-OSS 20B and Ripple-65B Preview across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-oss-20b-vs-ripple-65b-preview
- Last updated: November 4, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

GPT-OSS 20B leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- GPT-OSS 20B has the higher overall point estimate 37.11 to 0. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE-bench Verified in Coding, with scores of 60.7% and 76.5%.
- Ripple-65B Preview is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Ripple-65B Preview also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-OSS 20B | Ripple-65B Preview |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | Ricursive Intelligence |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 1M |
| Overall Score | 37.11 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 7 | 17 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-OSS 20B public-lane score: 24 (Estimated · #119/135)
- Ripple-65B Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-OSS 20B | Ripple-65B Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 80.5% | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 31.3% | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | Coming soon | 36.4% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 71.7% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-OSS 20B public-lane score: 24.3 (Estimated · #123/156)
- Ripple-65B Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-OSS 20B | Ripple-65B Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 60.7% | 76.5% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| React Native Evals | 71% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 80.5% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 61.4% | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | Coming soon | 44.3% | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 39.4% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-OSS 20B public-lane score: 48.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Ripple-65B Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-OSS 20B public-lane score: 35.7 (Supported · #133/179)
- Ripple-65B Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-OSS 20B | Ripple-65B Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | 85.3% | 89.6% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| GPQA | 71.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE | 10.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 84.2% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 85.2% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-OSS 20B public-lane score: 79.2 (#64/157)
- Ripple-65B Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-OSS 20B | Ripple-65B Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 79.2% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-OSS 20B public-lane score: Coming soon
- Ripple-65B Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-OSS 20B | Ripple-65B Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2024 | 92.1% | 97.1% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| AIME 2025 | 91.7% | 98.3% | Ripple-65B Preview |
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 95.0% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 90.5% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, GPT-OSS 20B or Ripple-65B Preview?

GPT-OSS 20B has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### How many benchmarks does GPT-OSS 20B cover on BenchLM?

GPT-OSS 20B currently has 7 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Ripple-65B Preview cover on BenchLM?

Ripple-65B Preview currently has 17 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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- [GPT-OSS 20B vs GPT-OSS 120B](/compare/gpt-oss-120b-vs-gpt-oss-20b)
- [Ripple-65B Preview vs GPT-OSS 120B](/compare/gpt-oss-120b-vs-ripple-65b-preview)
- [GPT-OSS 20B vs Gemini 4 Carbon](/compare/gemini-4-carbon-vs-gpt-oss-20b)
- [Ripple-65B Preview vs Gemini 4 Carbon](/compare/gemini-4-carbon-vs-ripple-65b-preview)

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