GPT-5 (high) vs GPT-5 (medium)

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IndexAll categories, out of 100.
53.6 ±5.0 best
53.0 ±9.2
GapIndex points below the top.
Top
−0.6 · no clear gap
CoverageIndex weight that has results.
95% best
65%
SpeedOutput tokens per second.
76/s
76/s
EloLMArena rating and rank.
1406
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ReleasedMonth of release.
2025-08
2025-08
Input / 1MUS dollars per 1M input tokens.
$1.25
$1.25
Output / 1MUS dollars per 1M output tokens.
$10.00
$10.00
1K chats2K tokens in, 500 out, each.
$7.50
$7.50
1K documents20K tokens in, 1K out, each.
$35.00
$35.00
1K agent tasks200K tokens in, 20K out, each.
$450.00
$450.00
ContextMaximum tokens in one request.
400K
400K
AgenticMulti-step tasks with tools.
49.7
60.2 best
CodingCode writing and repair.
59.5
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ReasoningLogic problems and puzzles.
54.4 best
48.1
MultimodalTasks with images and text.
51.7
51.8 best
KnowledgeFacts and expert knowledge.
56.1 best
54.9
MultilingualTasks in many languages.
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InstructionTasks with strict prompt rules.
57.3 best
55.0
MathMath problems.
49.2
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Benchmarks

8 shared
Only GPT-5 (high): 7
GPT-5 (high)
GPT-5 (medium)
28.5% best87 / 222
25.4%98 / 222
78.2% best68 / 217
76.0%88 / 217
5.7% best78 / 214
0.0%150 / 214
85.4% best76 / 199
84.2%83 / 199
40.3% best50 / 164
39.5%55 / 164
84.8%58 / 149
86.5% best50 / 149
73.1% best32 / 146
70.6%41 / 146
74.2%60 / 113
74.3% best58 / 113