Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models show comparable benchmark performance. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
OpenAI
GPT-5, released by OpenAI on August 7, 2025, is a large language model that combines direct generation and extended reasoning in a single unified system with a built-in routing mechanism. It features a 400K token context window, 128K maximum output tokens, native multimodal support (text, image, audio, video), and demonstrated strong results across coding, mathematics, visual understanding, and health benchmarks at release. GPT-5 targets complex multi-step tasks including advanced coding, mathematical problem solving, and long-context analysis.
OpenAI
GPT-5.1, released by OpenAI in November 2025, is a large language model from the GPT-5 family that delivers incremental improvements in reasoning, instruction following, and multimodal understanding over GPT-5. It features a 400K token context window and targets general-purpose development, long-context analysis, and agentic workflows.
2 months newer

GPT-5
OpenAI
2025-08-07

GPT-5.1
OpenAI
2025-11
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 4 common benchmarks
GPT-5
GPT-5.1
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories
GPT-5
GPT-5
2025-05
Available providers and their performance metrics
GPT-5
OpenAI
GPT-5.1
GPT-5
GPT-5.1
GPT-5
GPT-5.1
GPT-5.1