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Model comparison

o1 vs o1-preview

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 2 shared benchmark results across 2 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

Sibling matchup inside the o1 family.

OpenAI
48.1/100
Margin
1.0pts
winning →
49.11/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: o1 #129 (Estimated); o1-preview #123 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. o1 and o1-preview share 2 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 14 results are unique to o1; 0 to o1-preview.

Updated July 23, 2026
Shared results
2
o1 only
14
o1-preview only
0
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for o1 and o1-preview is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 2 shared benchmark results across 2 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for o1 and o1-preview
Categoryo1Δo1-preview
Knowledgeo175.7MarginNo overlapo1-previewNot measured
Matho19.3MarginNo overlapo1-previewNot measured
Inst. Followingo192.2MarginNo overlapo1-previewNot measured

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

Metrico1o1-previewComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokenso1$15 input / $60 outputo1-preview$15 input / $60 outputListed prices are equal.
Generation speedtokens per secondo198 tok/so1-previewNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokeno132.29 so1-previewNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokenso1200Ko1-preview200KListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
Benchmarko1o1-previewResult
τ²-bench resultsSource 62.6%Not comparable
Coding
Benchmarko1o1-previewResult
AA Coding IndexSource 39.7%34.0%o1 leads
AA-SciCodeSource 35.8%Not comparable
Reasoning
Benchmarko1o1-previewResult
AA-LCRSource 59.3%Not comparable
CritPtSource 0.3%Not comparable
Knowledge
Benchmarko1o1-previewResult
MMLUSource 91.8%Not comparable
GPQASource 75.7%Not comparable
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 23.4%17.0%o1 leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 74.7%Not comparable
AA-HLESource 7.7%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -10.5%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 34.7%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 69.3%Not comparable
Math
Benchmarko1o1-previewResult
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 9.310%Not comparable
Inst. Following
Benchmarko1o1-previewResult
IFEvalSource 92.2%Not comparable
AA-IFBenchSource 70.3%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare o1 and o1-preview on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.

Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?

BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.

What data is available for o1 and o1-preview today?

o1: $15.00 input / $60.00 output per 1M tokens o1-preview: $15.00 input / $60.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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