Data points: 67
Model compare
The readout for GPT-5 and GPT-OSS, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: GPT-OSS. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
GPT-OSS
GPT-OSS has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 20 to 80.
Evidence depth
67 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 7 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-OSS
The charts below split 7 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-5 and GPT-OSS: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | GPT-5 | GPT-OSS |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Weighted overall score | 20.0 pts | 80.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 0 categories | 0 categories |
| Operational advantages | Provider coverage | Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Free providers |
| Context window | 400K tokens | 131.1K tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 131.1K tokens |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output 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-5 | GPT-OSS |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | OpenAI | No data |
| Released | Aug 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Parameters | No data | 120B |
| Tokenizer | GPT | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2024-09-30 | 2024-06-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | openai/gpt-5 | openai/gpt-oss-120b:free |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-5 and GPT-OSS: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
GPT-5
GPT-5 has these operational advantages: Provider coverage.
GPT-OSS
GPT-OSS has these operational advantages: Cheapest input price, Average speed, First-token latency, Free providers.
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-5
51.9
Avg. score
GPT-OSS
-
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-5 | GPT-OSS |
|---|---|---|
| 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-5 | GPT-OSS |
|---|---|---|
40 tests | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-OSS speed / latency 41 tok/s / 2851ms input / output No data |
35 tests | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-OSS speed / latency 1061 tok/s / 857ms input / output No data |
35 tests | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-OSS speed / latency 347 tok/s / 2670ms input / output No data |
25 tests | GPT-5 speed / latency 38 tok/s / 15844ms input / output No data | GPT-OSS speed / latency 164 tok/s / 1247ms input / output No data |
20 tests | GPT-5 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-OSS speed / latency 338 tok/s / 2317ms input / output No data |
GPT-5 gpt-5 speed / latency No data input / output $0/M/$0/M | GPT-OSS gpt-oss-120b speed / latency No data input / output $0/M | |
GPT-5 gpt-5-all speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | GPT-OSS gpt-oss-20b speed / latency No data input / output $0/request |
Weighted outcome: GPT-OSS. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Input
Output
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputTool callingReasoning |
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