gpt-oss-20b
READER SUMMARYCompact open-weight reasoning model designed for local deployment and tool use.
Why this model scores 77.6
Lower capability than the 120b tier is offset by easier local deployment; open weights keep diffusion, misuse access and containment difficulty high.
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The model score of 77.6 rates this model's risk profile. The overall Doom Index of 63.5 measures the recalibrated complete evidence corpus. These values answer different questions.
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OpenAI releases open-weight gpt-oss models
OpenAI released gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b under an open license, with reasoning, tool use and visible chain-of-thought for local and hosted deployment.
- Full item contribution
- +0.03
- gpt-oss-20b equal share
- +0.01
Model score history
- R1Doom Score 77.6
New exact August 2025 compact open-weight model profile verified by OpenAI.
12 Aug 2026