GPT-5 Chat
OpenAIProprietary
GPT-5 Chat is a vision-language model from OpenAI. It ranks 78 of 167 on LMArena’s overall vision board with 1232±7 from 39,894 votes. Its best category is Homework (#57 of 118). License: Proprietary.
Key figures
- Developer
- OpenAI
- License
- Proprietary
- First seen (our snapshots)
- 2026-10-26
Who it suits
- Overall #78 of 167: upper half.
- Strongest category: Homework (#57 of 118).
- Proprietary; used through OpenAI’s apps or API.
Neighbours on the overall board
| # | Model | Score | Votes | License | Δ vs this model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | TInkling-Small Thinking Machines | 1237 | 8,074 | Apache 2.0 | +5 |
| 76 |  Gemini 2.5 Flash Google | 1235 | 60,087 | Proprietary | +3 |
| 77 | GPT-5.1 OpenAI | 1235 | 10,801 | Proprietary | +3 |
| 78 | GPT-5 Chat OpenAI | 1232 | 39,894 | Proprietary | |
| 79 |  Grok 4.7 (xHigh) xAI | 1231 | 3,736 | Proprietary | -1 |
| 80 | Grok 4.3 xAI | 1229 | 27,901 | Proprietary | -3 |
| 81 | GPT-5.2 OpenAI | 1229 | 20,100 | Proprietary | -3 |
Alternatives · More from OpenAI
| # | Model | Score | Votes | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | GPT-5.4 (High) OpenAI | 1303 | 30,747 | Proprietary |
| 21 | GPT-5.5 OpenAI | 1297 | 28,781 | Proprietary |
| 25 | GPT-5.5 (High) OpenAI | 1293 | 27,067 | Proprietary |
| 27 | GPT-5.4 OpenAI | 1292 | 22,804 | Proprietary |
| 29 | GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) OpenAI | 1288 | 2,330 | Proprietary |
Alternatives · Top open-weight models
| # | Model | Score | Votes | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 |  GLM-5.3-Flash Z.ai | 1294 | 16,254 | MIT |
| 34 |  Kimi K2.6 Moonshot AI | 1282 | 16,368 | Modified MIT |
| 38 |  DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-20260910 (Max) DeepSeek | 1278 | 4,100 | MIT |
| 39 | Gemma 4 31B Google | 1276 | 40,219 | Apache 2.0 |
| 44 |  Qwen3.8-27B Alibaba | 1269 | 7,614 | Apache 2.0 |
How to read these scores
- If two scores differ by less than their ± intervals, the models are statistically close.
- Each category board is computed independently; do not compare scores across categories.
- Models with few votes move more; ranks of new entries may change.
FAQ
Where does GPT-5 Chat rank among vision models?
Overall rank 78 (1232); OCR rank 74 (1246); Diagrams rank 74 (1252); Homework rank 57 (1278); Captioning rank 19 (1212); Entity recognition rank 32 (1219); Creative writing rank 80 (1210); Humor rank 67 (1219); English rank 81 (1231); Chinese rank 69 (1267) (LMArena, data as of Oct 26, 2026).
How good is GPT-5 Chat at OCR?
GPT-5 Chat ranks 74 of 123 on LMArena’s OCR board with 1246 (10,674 votes).
Is GPT-5 Chat better with Chinese or English prompts?
Chinese board: #69 of 128 (1267); English board: #81 of 167 (1231). The boards are computed separately, so compare ranks rather than scores.
Is GPT-5 Chat open-weight?
No. LMArena lists it as Proprietary; it is available through OpenAI’s apps or API.
How far is GPT-5 Chat from #1?
#1 overall is Claude Fable 5 (High) (1325); GPT-5 Chat has 1232, 93 points behind.
Sources
LMArena data published Oct 19, 2026.
Synced here Oct 26, 2026.
Price, context length and release date have no reliable public data here and are not shown; all figures come from snapshots, blanks are –.