Data points: 64
Model compare
The readout for GPT-4o Search Preview and GPT-5, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: GPT-5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
GPT-5
GPT-5 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 0 to 100.
Evidence depth
64 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 6 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-5
The charts below split 6 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-4o Search Preview and GPT-5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | GPT-4o Search Preview | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 0.0 pts | 100.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 0 categories | 0 categories |
| Operational advantages | No data | Cheapest input price, Free providers, Provider coverage |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 400K tokens |
| Max output | 16.4K 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-4o Search Preview | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Released | Mar 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | GPT | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2023-10-31 | 2024-09-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | openai/gpt-4o-search-preview | openai/gpt-5 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-4o Search Preview and GPT-5: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
GPT-4o Search Preview
GPT-4o Search Preview does not clearly lead in the benchmark or operational dimensions shared by both models.
GPT-5
GPT-5 has these operational advantages: Cheapest input price, Free providers, 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-4o Search Preview
-
Avg. score
GPT-5
51.9
GPT-5
GPT-5
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.
No shared professional benchmark scores are available yet.
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | GPT-4o Search Preview | 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-4o Search Preview | GPT-5 |
|---|---|---|
5 tests | GPT-4o Search Preview 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-4o Search Preview speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency 58 tok/s / 17419ms input / output No data |
0 tests | GPT-4o Search Preview 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-4o Search Preview 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-4o Search Preview speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
GPT-4o Search Preview gpt-4o-search-preview speed / latency No data input / output $1.37/M/$5.48/M | GPT-5 gpt-5-chat-latest speed / latency No data input / output $0.856/M |
Weighted outcome: GPT-5. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Output
| Features | Text inputText outputStructured outputsJSON modeWeb search | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
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