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GPT-4o (2024-05-13) vs GPT-5
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Winner summary
GPT-5 wins on 4/4 benchmarks
GPT-5 wins 4 of 4 shared benchmarks. Leads in knowledge · math.
Category leads
knowledge·GPT-5math·GPT-5
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
GPT-4o (2024-05-13)
#123 by perf·no signal
GPT-5
#116 by perf·#9 by attention
Best value
GPT-5
1.8x better value than GPT-4o (2024-05-13)
GPT-4o (2024-05-13)
5.1 pts/$
$10.00/M
GPT-5
9.3 pts/$
$5.63/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
4 benchmarks · 2 models
GPT-4o (2024-05-13)GPT-5
Balrog
GPT-5 leads by +0.5
Balrog · benchmarks AI agents on text-based adventure games, testing language understanding, strategic planning, and long-horizon reasoning.
GPT-4o (2024-05-13)
32.3
GPT-5
32.8
GPQA diamond
GPT-5 leads by +53.1
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
GPT-4o (2024-05-13)
31.9
GPT-5
85.0
MATH level 5
GPT-5 leads by +47.1
MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics.
GPT-4o (2024-05-13)
51.0
GPT-5
98.1
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
GPT-5 leads by +85.2
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
GPT-4o (2024-05-13)
6.2
GPT-5
91.4
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-05-13) | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
Balrog Balrog · benchmarks AI agents on text-based adventure games, testing language understanding, strategic planning, and long-horizon reasoning. | 32.3 | 32.8 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 31.9 | 85.0 |
MATH level 5 MATH Level 5 · the hardest tier of the MATH benchmark, featuring competition-level problems from AMC, AIME, and Olympiad-style mathematics. | 51.0 | 98.1 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 6.2 | 91.4 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5.00 | $15.00 | 128K tokens (~64 books) | $75.00 | |
| $1.25 | $10.00 | 400K tokens (~200 books) | $34.38 |