Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
o1 leads with 1.4% higher average benchmark score. GPT-5 nano offers 228.0K more tokens in context window than o1. GPT-5 nano is $74.55 cheaper per million tokens. GPT-5 nano supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
OpenAI
GPT-5 Nano was developed as the most compact variant in the GPT-5 family, designed for deployment in resource-constrained environments and edge computing scenarios. Built to bring next-generation AI capabilities to devices and applications where latency and efficiency are paramount, it distills GPT-5 innovations into a minimal footprint.
OpenAI
o1 was developed as part of OpenAI's reasoning-focused model series, designed to spend more time thinking before responding. Built to excel at complex reasoning tasks in science, coding, and mathematics, it employs extended internal reasoning processes to solve harder problems than traditional language models through careful step-by-step analysis.
7 months newer

o1
OpenAI
2024-12-17

GPT-5 nano
OpenAI
2025-08-07
Cost per million tokens (USD)

GPT-5 nano

o1
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 2 common benchmarks

GPT-5 nano

o1
GPT-5 nano
2024-05-30
Available providers and their performance metrics

GPT-5 nano
OpenAI
ZeroEval


GPT-5 nano

o1

GPT-5 nano

o1
o1
Azure
OpenAI