Data points: 72
Model compare
The readout for GPT-4 and GPT-5, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: GPT-4. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
GPT-4
GPT-4 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 88 to 12.
Evidence depth
72 data points
Includes 3 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 6 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-4
The charts below split 9 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-4 and GPT-5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | GPT-4 | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Weighted overall score | 88.0 pts | 12.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 1 categories | 0 categories |
| Operational advantages | First-token latency, Free providers | Cheapest input price, Average speed, Provider coverage |
| Context window | 8.2K tokens | 400K tokens |
| Max output | 4.1K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Modalities | Input Text Output Text | Input Text |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | GPT-4 | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Released | May 2023 | Aug 2025 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | GPT | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2021-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | openai/gpt-4 | openai/gpt-5 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-4 and GPT-5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
GPT-4
GPT-4 is stronger in benchmark categories (Coding) and operational dimensions (First-token latency, Free providers).
GPT-5
GPT-5 has these operational advantages: Cheapest input price, Average speed, Provider coverage.
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
GPT-4
49.5
Avg. score
GPT-5
51.9
GPT-5
GPT-4 leads by 0.4
GPT-5
GPT-5
GPT-5
No data
No data
GPT-5
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
GPT-4
$30.00/M
Rank #160/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner$1.25/M
Rank #107/162 · confidence 4
GPT-4
$37.50/M
Rank #160/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner$3.44/M
Rank #117/162 · confidence 4
GPT-4
$60.00/M
Rank #155/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5
winner$10.00/M
Rank #120/162 · confidence 4
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | GPT-4 | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | GPT-4 | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
5 tests | GPT-4 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency 102 tok/s / 948ms input / output No data |
5 tests | GPT-4 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency 58 tok/s / 17419ms input / output No data |
2 tests | GPT-4 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency 139 tok/s / 12690ms input / output No data |
0 tests | GPT-4 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | GPT-4 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
GPT-4 gpt-4 speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | GPT-5 gpt-5-chat-latest speed / latency No data input / output $0/request |
Weighted outcome: GPT-4. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Output
| Features | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON mode | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
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