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Gemini 2.5 Pro vs gpt-oss-120b
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Winner summary
Gemini 2.5 Pro wins on 21/27 benchmarks
Gemini 2.5 Pro wins 21 of 27 shared benchmarks. Leads in speed · coding · agentic.
Category leads
speed·Gemini 2.5 Procoding·Gemini 2.5 Proagentic·Gemini 2.5 Proarena·Gemini 2.5 Proknowledge·Gemini 2.5 Progeneral·Gemini 2.5 Prolanguage·Gemini 2.5 Promath·gpt-oss-120breasoning·Gemini 2.5 Pro
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Gemini 2.5 Pro
#116 by perf·no signal
gpt-oss-120b
#127 by perf·no signal
Best value
gpt-oss-120b
52.6x better value than Gemini 2.5 Pro
Gemini 2.5 Pro
9.0 pts/$
$5.63/M
gpt-oss-120b
475.4 pts/$
$0.10/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Google DeepMind
$4.20T·Tier 1
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
27 benchmarks · 2 models
Gemini 2.5 Progpt-oss-120b
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +15.4
Gemini 2.5 Pro
27.0
gpt-oss-120b
11.6
Aider polyglot
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +41.3
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-oss-120b
41.8
APEX-Agents
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +2.2
APEX-Agents · evaluates AI agents on complex, multi-step tasks requiring planning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making in realistic environments.
Gemini 2.5 Pro
6.6
gpt-oss-120b
4.4
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +94.0
Gemini 2.5 Pro
1445.6
gpt-oss-120b
1351.6
Chess Puzzles
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
Gemini 2.5 Pro
15.8
gpt-oss-120b
15.8
Dtbench
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +10.2
Gemini 2.5 Pro
70.7
gpt-oss-120b
60.5
Fiction.LiveBench
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +47.3
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-oss-120b
44.4
GPQA diamond
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +12.7
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-oss-120b
67.7
HELM · GPQA
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +6.5
Gemini 2.5 Pro
74.9
gpt-oss-120b
68.4
HELM · IFEval
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +0.4
Gemini 2.5 Pro
84.0
gpt-oss-120b
83.6
HELM · MMLU-Pro
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +6.8
Gemini 2.5 Pro
86.3
gpt-oss-120b
79.5
HELM · Omni-MATH
gpt-oss-120b leads by +27.2
Gemini 2.5 Pro
41.6
gpt-oss-120b
68.8
HELM · WildBench
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +1.2
Gemini 2.5 Pro
85.7
gpt-oss-120b
84.5
Lech Mazur Writing
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +6.7
Lech Mazur Writing · evaluates creative writing ability, assessing prose quality, narrative coherence, and stylistic sophistication.
Gemini 2.5 Pro
83.8
gpt-oss-120b
77.1
Lmca
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +14.9
Gemini 2.5 Pro
40.9
gpt-oss-120b
26.1
Metr Time Horizons
gpt-oss-120b leads by +1.2
Gemini 2.5 Pro
55.4
gpt-oss-120b
56.6
OpenCompass · AIME2025
gpt-oss-120b leads by +4.7
Gemini 2.5 Pro
88.7
gpt-oss-120b
93.4
OpenCompass · GPQA-Diamond
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +5.8
Gemini 2.5 Pro
84.7
gpt-oss-120b
78.9
OpenCompass · HLE
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +2.8
Gemini 2.5 Pro
21.1
gpt-oss-120b
18.3
OpenCompass · IFEval
gpt-oss-120b leads by +0.2
Gemini 2.5 Pro
90.0
gpt-oss-120b
90.2
OpenCompass · LiveCodeBenchV6
gpt-oss-120b leads by +7.1
Gemini 2.5 Pro
71.3
gpt-oss-120b
78.4
OpenCompass · MMLU-Pro
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +6.1
Gemini 2.5 Pro
85.8
gpt-oss-120b
79.7
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
gpt-oss-120b leads by +4.2
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
Gemini 2.5 Pro
84.7
gpt-oss-120b
88.9
SimpleBench
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +48.4
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-oss-120b
6.5
SimpleQA Verified
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +42.1
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-oss-120b
13.9
Terminal Bench
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +13.9
Terminal-Bench 2.0 · evaluates AI agents on real terminal-based coding tasks · writing scripts, debugging, running tests, and managing projects entirely through command-line interaction. Tests both code quality and terminal fluency. Claude Opus 4.7 scores 69.4%, demonstrating significant agentic terminal competence.
Gemini 2.5 Pro
32.6
gpt-oss-120b
18.7
WeirdML
Gemini 2.5 Pro leads by +5.9
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-oss-120b
48.2
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.5 Pro | gpt-oss-120b |
|---|---|---|
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index | 27.0 | 11.6 |
Aider polyglot Aider Polyglot · measures how well AI models can edit code across multiple programming languages using the Aider coding assistant framework. | 83.1 | 41.8 |
APEX-Agents APEX-Agents · evaluates AI agents on complex, multi-step tasks requiring planning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making in realistic environments. | 6.6 | 4.4 |
Chatbot Arena Elo · Overall | 1445.6 | 1351.6 |
Chess Puzzles Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities. | 15.8 | 15.8 |
Dtbench | 70.7 | 60.5 |
Fiction.LiveBench Fiction.LiveBench · a continuously updated benchmark using recently published fiction to test reading comprehension and reasoning, preventing data contamination. | 91.7 | 44.4 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 80.4 | 67.7 |
HELM · GPQA | 74.9 | 68.4 |
HELM · IFEval | 84.0 | 83.6 |
HELM · MMLU-Pro | 86.3 | 79.5 |
HELM · Omni-MATH | 41.6 | 68.8 |
HELM · WildBench | 85.7 | 84.5 |
Lech Mazur Writing Lech Mazur Writing · evaluates creative writing ability, assessing prose quality, narrative coherence, and stylistic sophistication. | 83.8 | 77.1 |
Lmca | 40.9 | 26.1 |
Metr Time Horizons | 55.4 | 56.6 |
OpenCompass · AIME2025 | 88.7 | 93.4 |
OpenCompass · GPQA-Diamond | 84.7 | 78.9 |
OpenCompass · HLE | 21.1 | 18.3 |
OpenCompass · IFEval | 90.0 | 90.2 |
OpenCompass · LiveCodeBenchV6 | 71.3 | 78.4 |
OpenCompass · MMLU-Pro | 85.8 | 79.7 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 84.7 | 88.9 |
SimpleBench SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking. | 54.9 | 6.5 |
SimpleQA Verified SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information. | 56.0 | 13.9 |
Terminal Bench Terminal-Bench 2.0 · evaluates AI agents on real terminal-based coding tasks · writing scripts, debugging, running tests, and managing projects entirely through command-line interaction. Tests both code quality and terminal fluency. Claude Opus 4.7 scores 69.4%, demonstrating significant agentic terminal competence. | 32.6 | 18.7 |
WeirdML WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns. | 54.0 | 48.2 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1.25 | $10.00 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $34.38 | |
| $0.04 | $0.17 | 131K tokens (~66 books) | $0.70 |