GPT-5 (Medium) vs Step 5 Preview

GPT-5 (Medium) vs Step 5 Preview. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

OpenAIGPT-5 (Medium)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
22.90
Total cost
-
StepFunStep 5 PreviewOff the frontier
Intelligence
43.70
Total cost
$1190
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricGPT-5 (Medium)Step 5 PreviewDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)22.943.7+90.8% Step 5 Preview is 90.8% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$1,190.26— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)27.13s12.06s−55.5% Step 5 Preview is 55.5% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$1.25 / $10.0$1.00 / $2.70
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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