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Gemini 2.5 Pro vs GPT-5

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Winner summary

GPT-5 wins 18 of 22 shared benchmarks. Leads in coding · reasoning · knowledge.

Category leads
coding·GPT-5reasoning·GPT-5knowledge·GPT-5math·GPT-5
Hype vs Reality
Gemini 2.5 Pro
#59 by perf·no signal
QUIET
GPT-5
#72 by perf·no signal
QUIET
Best value
1.0x better value than GPT-5
Gemini 2.5 Pro
10.0 pts/$
$5.63/M
GPT-5
9.7 pts/$
$5.63/M
Vendor risk
Google DeepMind logo
Google DeepMind
$4.00T·Tier 1
Low risk
OpenAI logo
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
Medium risk
Head to head
Gemini 2.5 ProGPT-5
Aider polyglot
GPT-5 leads by +4.9
Aider Polyglot · measures how well AI models can edit code across multiple programming languages using the Aider coding assistant framework.
Gemini 2.5 Pro
83.1
GPT-5
88.0
ARC-AGI
GPT-5 leads by +24.7
ARC-AGI · the original Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing whether AI can solve novel visual pattern recognition tasks without memorization.
Gemini 2.5 Pro
41.0
GPT-5
65.7
ARC-AGI-2
GPT-5 leads by +5.0
ARC-AGI-2 · the second iteration of the Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing novel pattern recognition and abstract reasoning without prior training data.
Gemini 2.5 Pro
4.9
GPT-5
9.9
Balrog
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +10.5
Balrog · benchmarks AI agents on text-based adventure games, testing language understanding, strategic planning, and long-horizon reasoning.
Gemini 2.5 Pro
43.3
GPT-5
32.8
Chess Puzzles
GPT-5 leads by +17.0
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
Gemini 2.5 Pro
20.0
GPT-5
37.0
DeepResearch Bench
GPT-5 leads by +5.4
DeepResearch Bench · evaluates AI on complex multi-step research tasks requiring information gathering, synthesis, and producing comprehensive analyses.
Gemini 2.5 Pro
49.7
GPT-5
55.1
Fiction.LiveBench
GPT-5 leads by +5.5
Fiction.LiveBench · a continuously updated benchmark using recently published fiction to test reading comprehension and reasoning, preventing data contamination.
Gemini 2.5 Pro
91.7
GPT-5
97.2
FrontierMath-2025-02-28-Private
GPT-5 leads by +18.3
FrontierMath (Feb 2025) · original research-level math problems created by mathematicians, testing capabilities at the boundary of current AI mathematical reasoning.
Gemini 2.5 Pro
14.1
GPT-5
32.4
FrontierMath-Tier-4-2025-07-01-Private
GPT-5 leads by +8.3
FrontierMath Tier 4 (Jul 2025) · the most challenging tier of frontier mathematics, containing problems that push the absolute limits of AI mathematical reasoning.
Gemini 2.5 Pro
4.2
GPT-5
12.5
GeoBench
GeoBench · tests geographic knowledge and spatial reasoning across countries, landmarks, coordinates, and geopolitical understanding.
Gemini 2.5 Pro
81.0
GPT-5
81.0
GPQA diamond
GPT-5 leads by +1.2
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Gemini 2.5 Pro
80.4
GPT-5
81.6
GSO-Bench
GPT-5 leads by +3.0
GSO-Bench · evaluates AI models on real-world open-source software engineering tasks, testing the ability to understand and resolve actual GitHub issues.
Gemini 2.5 Pro
3.9
GPT-5
6.9
HLE
GPT-5 leads by +3.9
HLE (Humanity's Last Exam) · crowdsourced expert-level questions designed to be among the hardest possible challenges for AI systems across all domains.
Gemini 2.5 Pro
17.7
GPT-5
21.6
Lech Mazur Writing
GPT-5 leads by +1.2
Lech Mazur Writing · evaluates creative writing ability, assessing prose quality, narrative coherence, and stylistic sophistication.
Gemini 2.5 Pro
86.0
GPT-5
87.2
MATH level 5
GPT-5 leads by +2.6
MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics.
Gemini 2.5 Pro
95.6
GPT-5
98.1
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
GPT-5 leads by +6.7
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Gemini 2.5 Pro
84.7
GPT-5
91.4
SimpleBench
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +6.8
SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking.
Gemini 2.5 Pro
54.9
GPT-5
48.0
SimpleQA Verified
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +5.4
SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information.
Gemini 2.5 Pro
56.0
GPT-5
50.6
SWE-Bench verified
GPT-5 leads by +16.0
Gemini 2.5 Pro
57.6
GPT-5
73.5
Terminal Bench
GPT-5 leads by +17.0
Terminal Bench · tests the ability to accomplish real-world tasks using terminal commands, evaluating shell scripting and CLI tool proficiency.
Gemini 2.5 Pro
32.6
GPT-5
49.6
VPCT
GPT-5 leads by +29.4
VPCT (Visual Pattern Completion Test) · tests visual reasoning and pattern recognition by having models complete visual sequences and transformations.
Gemini 2.5 Pro
19.6
GPT-5
49.0
WeirdML
GPT-5 leads by +6.7
WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns.
Gemini 2.5 Pro
54.0
GPT-5
60.7
Full benchmark table
BenchmarkGemini 2.5 ProGPT-5
Aider polyglot
Aider Polyglot · measures how well AI models can edit code across multiple programming languages using the Aider coding assistant framework.
83.188.0
ARC-AGI
ARC-AGI · the original Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing whether AI can solve novel visual pattern recognition tasks without memorization.
41.065.7
ARC-AGI-2
ARC-AGI-2 · the second iteration of the Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing novel pattern recognition and abstract reasoning without prior training data.
4.99.9
Balrog
Balrog · benchmarks AI agents on text-based adventure games, testing language understanding, strategic planning, and long-horizon reasoning.
43.332.8
Chess Puzzles
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
20.037.0
DeepResearch Bench
DeepResearch Bench · evaluates AI on complex multi-step research tasks requiring information gathering, synthesis, and producing comprehensive analyses.
49.755.1
Fiction.LiveBench
Fiction.LiveBench · a continuously updated benchmark using recently published fiction to test reading comprehension and reasoning, preventing data contamination.
91.797.2
FrontierMath-2025-02-28-Private
FrontierMath (Feb 2025) · original research-level math problems created by mathematicians, testing capabilities at the boundary of current AI mathematical reasoning.
14.132.4
FrontierMath-Tier-4-2025-07-01-Private
FrontierMath Tier 4 (Jul 2025) · the most challenging tier of frontier mathematics, containing problems that push the absolute limits of AI mathematical reasoning.
4.212.5
GeoBench
GeoBench · tests geographic knowledge and spatial reasoning across countries, landmarks, coordinates, and geopolitical understanding.
81.081.0
GPQA diamond
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
80.481.6
GSO-Bench
GSO-Bench · evaluates AI models on real-world open-source software engineering tasks, testing the ability to understand and resolve actual GitHub issues.
3.96.9
HLE
HLE (Humanity's Last Exam) · crowdsourced expert-level questions designed to be among the hardest possible challenges for AI systems across all domains.
17.721.6
Lech Mazur Writing
Lech Mazur Writing · evaluates creative writing ability, assessing prose quality, narrative coherence, and stylistic sophistication.
86.087.2
MATH level 5
MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics.
95.698.1
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
84.791.4
SimpleBench
SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking.
54.948.0
SimpleQA Verified
SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information.
56.050.6
SWE-Bench verified
57.673.5
Terminal Bench
Terminal Bench · tests the ability to accomplish real-world tasks using terminal commands, evaluating shell scripting and CLI tool proficiency.
32.649.6
VPCT
VPCT (Visual Pattern Completion Test) · tests visual reasoning and pattern recognition by having models complete visual sequences and transformations.
19.649.0
WeirdML
WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns.
54.060.7
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
ModelInputOutputContextProjected $/mo
Google DeepMind logoGemini 2.5 Pro$1.25$10.001.0M tokens (~524 books)$34.38
OpenAI logoGPT-5$1.25$10.00400K tokens (~200 books)$34.38