GPT-5 (high)
By OpenAI · released 2025-08-07 (11 months) · snapshot 2026-07-17
- Intelligence index
- 34.70
- Cost to run the AA index
- $813
- Price per 1M tokens (in / out)
- $1.25 / $10.0
- End-to-end time
- 90.3s
Is GPT-5 (high) on the Pareto frontier, and what beats it?
Off the frontier
No. Grok 4.5 (high) is at least as smart for the same money or less.
Next step up: GPT-5.6 Sol (high), smarter but dearer.
| # | Model | Creator | Intelligence | Total cost | E2E total | Open | Released | Frontier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPT-5 (high) | OpenAI | 34.70 | $813 | 90.3s | 2025-08-07 | ||
| 2 | Grok 4.5 (high) | SpaceXAI | 53.80 | $602 | 14.0s | 2026-07-08 | Frontier | |
| 3 | GPT-5.6 Sol (high) | OpenAI | 55.90 | $956 | 20.7s | 2026-07-09 | Frontier |
Open in the picker Daily check URL: 200 on the frontier, 409 once beaten
GPT-5 (high) today
1 of 5 effort levels plotted. The remaining levels lack intelligence or benchmark cost data.
Intelligence: Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. Cost: total cost to run that benchmark, so reasoning tokens count. API id: gpt-5.
Compare head to head
Suggested: what beats it, its effort levels, and frontier models near its price.
- GPT-5 (high) vs Grok 4.5 (high)
- GPT-5 (high) vs GPT-5.6 Sol (high)
- GPT-5 (high) vs GPT-5 (ChatGPT)
- GPT-5 (high) vs GPT-5 (low)
- GPT-5 (high) vs GPT-5 (medium)
- GPT-5 (high) vs GPT-5 (minimal)
- GPT-5 (high) vs GPT-5.6 Luna (high)
- GPT-5 (high) vs GPT-5.6 Sol (low)
- GPT-5 (high) vs Muse Spark 1.1 (xhigh)
- GPT-5 (high) vs GPT-5.6 Sol (medium)
- GPT-5 (high) vs GPT-5.6 Sol (xhigh)
What the GPT-5 release did to the frontier on 2025-08-07
1 of 5 effort levels reached the frontier at launch (GPT-5 (high)). Impact 9.70, #3 of 34 releases this past year.
Should you use GPT-5 (high)?
Should you use GPT-5 (high)?
Only when it fits your setup: Grok 4.5 (high) is at least as smart for the same money or less, so GPT-5 (high) is off the value frontier today.
What is better and cheaper than GPT-5 (high)?
Grok 4.5 (high) — at least as smart for the same money or less.
How much does GPT-5 (high) cost?
$1.25/$10 in/out per 1M tokens, and $813 to run the full Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, the honest all-in number for reasoning models.
Is GPT-5 (high) on the Pareto frontier?
No: Grok 4.5 (high) beats it on intelligence, cost, or both.
Frontier membership by axis pair
Other axis pairs where GPT-5 (high) is Pareto-optimal.
| Y axis | X axis | On the frontier |
|---|---|---|
| AA intelligence index | AA total cost to run (USD) | |
| AA intelligence index | End-to-end total seconds | |
| AA intelligence index | Output speed tokens/sec |
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