GPT-5

vgpt-5-1210

OpenAI

Modelgeneral-purposemultimodallow-latencyecosystem-leader
89
Strong
About This Model

OpenAI's latest flagship model with unified thinking capabilities, multimodal understanding, and enhanced reasoning. Successor to GPT-4o series.

Last Evaluated: November 7, 2025
Official Website

Trust Vector Analysis

Dimension Breakdown

🚀Performance & Reliability
+

Top-tier performance across all dimensions. Unified thinking system enables more consistent and reliable outputs. Lower latency than competitors.

task accuracy code

Standard coding benchmarks

Evidence
HumanEval92.5% on HumanEval benchmark
highVerified: 2025-11-07
task accuracy reasoning

Graduate and PhD-level reasoning benchmarks

Evidence
GPQA Diamond72.1% on PhD-level science questions
MATH-50094.8% on advanced mathematics
highVerified: 2025-11-07
task accuracy general

Crowdsourced blind comparisons

Evidence
LMSYS Chatbot Arena1342 ELO (Rank #1 overall)
highVerified: 2025-11-07
output consistency

Internal testing across temperature settings

Evidence
OpenAI DocumentationUnified thinking system improves consistency
highVerified: 2025-11-07
latency p50

Platform-wide performance metrics

Evidence
OpenAI Platform MetricsMedian latency ~1.2s
highVerified: 2025-11-07
latency p95

95th percentile response time

Evidence
Community benchmarkingp95 latency ~2.8s
highVerified: 2025-11-07
context window

Official specification

Evidence
OpenAI Documentation128K token context window
highVerified: 2025-11-07
uptime

Historical uptime data

Evidence
OpenAI Status99.9% uptime (last 90 days)
highVerified: 2025-11-07
🛡️Security
+

Strong security with improved jailbreak resistance. Multi-layered safety systems provide robust output filtering.

prompt injection resistance

Testing against OWASP LLM01 attacks

Evidence
OpenAI Safety ResearchImproved prompt injection defenses over GPT-4
mediumVerified: 2025-11-07
jailbreak resistance

Adversarial prompt testing

Evidence
Community TestingStrong resistance to known jailbreak patterns
mediumVerified: 2025-11-07
data leakage prevention

Policy review and data handling practices

Evidence
OpenAI Privacy PolicyNo training on API data by default
mediumVerified: 2025-11-07
output safety

Safety testing across harmful content categories

Evidence
OpenAI Safety EvalsEnhanced safety systems with improved refusal accuracy
highVerified: 2025-11-07
api security

Review of API security features

Evidence
OpenAI Platform DocsAPI key + OAuth2, HTTPS, rate limiting, organization controls
highVerified: 2025-11-07
🔒Privacy & Compliance
+

Good privacy posture with strong enterprise controls. 30-day default retention (vs Anthropic's 0-day). Not HIPAA eligible.

data residency

Review of enterprise documentation

Evidence
OpenAI EnterpriseData residency options for enterprise customers
highVerified: 2025-11-07
training data optout

Policy review

Evidence
OpenAI Data ControlsAPI data not used for training by default, opt-in required
highVerified: 2025-11-07
data retention

Terms of service review

Evidence
OpenAI TermsAPI logs retained for 30 days for abuse monitoring
highVerified: 2025-11-07
pii handling

Review of data protection capabilities

Evidence
OpenAI Safety ToolsCustomer responsible for PII handling, moderation API available
mediumVerified: 2025-11-07
compliance certifications

Verification of certifications

Evidence
OpenAI Trust CenterSOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR compliant
highVerified: 2025-11-07
zero data retention

Enterprise feature review

Evidence
OpenAI EnterpriseZero retention available for enterprise tier
highVerified: 2025-11-07
👁️Trust & Transparency
+

Excellent transparency with unified thinking feature and comprehensive system card. Industry-leading hallucination prevention.

explainability

Evaluation of reasoning transparency

Evidence
GPT-5 Unified ThinkingUnified thinking system exposes reasoning process
highVerified: 2025-11-07
hallucination rate

Factual accuracy testing

Evidence
SimpleQA Benchmark42.7% accuracy (industry leading)
mediumVerified: 2025-11-07
bias fairness

Bias benchmarks and demographic testing

Evidence
OpenAI System CardRegular bias testing and red-teaming
mediumVerified: 2025-11-07
uncertainty quantification

Qualitative confidence expression

Evidence
GPT-5 CapabilitiesBetter at expressing uncertainty than predecessors
mediumVerified: 2025-11-07
model card quality

Documentation completeness review

Evidence
GPT-5 System CardComprehensive system card with detailed evaluations
highVerified: 2025-11-07
training data transparency

Public disclosure review

Evidence
OpenAI BlogGeneral description, specific sources not disclosed
mediumVerified: 2025-11-07
guardrails

Safety mechanism analysis

Evidence
OpenAI Safety SystemsMulti-layer safety systems with improved accuracy
highVerified: 2025-11-07
⚙️Operational Excellence
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Industry-leading operational maturity with the most mature ecosystem. Excellent APIs, SDKs, and tooling.

api design quality

API design and feature review

Evidence
OpenAI APIRESTful API with streaming, function calling, vision, audio
highVerified: 2025-11-07
sdk quality

SDK quality and maintenance review

Evidence
OpenAI SDKsOfficial SDKs for Python, Node.js, Go, .NET
highVerified: 2025-11-07
versioning policy

Versioning policy review

Evidence
OpenAI VersioningClear versioning with deprecation notices
highVerified: 2025-11-07
monitoring observability

Observability tools review

Evidence
OpenAI DashboardDetailed usage dashboard with costs, tokens, rate limits
highVerified: 2025-11-07
support quality

Support and documentation assessment

Evidence
OpenAI Support24/7 email support, comprehensive docs, active community
highVerified: 2025-11-07
ecosystem maturity

Ecosystem breadth and depth analysis

Evidence
OpenAI EcosystemLargest ecosystem with Assistants API, plugins, GPTs
highVerified: 2025-11-07
license terms

License terms review

Evidence
OpenAI TermsStandard commercial terms with usage policies
highVerified: 2025-11-07
Strengths
  • +Highest overall performance (LMSYS #1, 1342 ELO)
  • +Unified thinking system for enhanced reasoning
  • +Lowest latency among frontier models (~1.2s p50)
  • +Most mature ecosystem (Assistants API, GPTs, plugins)
  • +Excellent multimodal capabilities (text, vision, audio)
  • +Superior observability and monitoring tools
Limitations
  • !Not HIPAA eligible (unlike Claude models)
  • !30-day data retention vs Anthropic's 0-day default
  • !Smaller context window (128K vs Claude's 200K)
  • !Premium pricing comparable to Claude
  • !Slightly behind Claude on specialized coding benchmarks
Metadata
pricing
input: $2.50 per 1M tokens
output: $20.00 per 1M tokens
notes: Priority tier pricing, batch API offers 50% discount
last verified: 2025-11-09
context window: 128000
languages
0: English
1: Spanish
2: French
3: German
4: Italian
5: Portuguese
6: Japanese
7: Korean
8: Chinese
9: Russian
10: Arabic
11: Hindi
12: 50+ languages
modalities
0: text
1: vision
2: audio (input/output)
api endpoint: https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions
open source: false
architecture: Transformer-based with unified thinking system
parameters: Not disclosed

Use Case Ratings

code generation

Excellent for general coding. Strong across multiple languages but slightly behind Claude Sonnet 4.5 for complex software engineering.

customer support

Top-tier for customer support with natural conversation and low latency. Unified thinking improves response quality.

content creation

Excellent for all content types. Natural, engaging writing style with good creativity.

data analysis

Strong analytical capabilities. Good for data interpretation and visualization recommendations.

research assistant

Excellent for research with unified thinking enabling deep analysis. Strong summarization.

legal compliance

Good capabilities but not HIPAA eligible. 30-day retention may be concern for regulated industries.

healthcare

Not HIPAA eligible. Good clinical understanding but privacy controls less stringent than Claude.

financial analysis

Strong quantitative reasoning and financial modeling capabilities. Good for market analysis.

education

Excellent for education with patient explanations and Socratic teaching approach.

creative writing

Very strong for creative tasks with good narrative flow and character development.