Model comparison

Dolly 2.0-12b vs GPT-5.2 Codex

GPT-5.2 Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.6 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.

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Dolly 2.0-12b Databricks

25.5

Rank #342 Confirmed

GPT-5.2 Codex OpenAI

42.6

Rank #111 Reported

Summary

  • The widest gap is in coding, where GPT-5.2 Codex leads 45.5 to 23.4.
  • Dolly 2.0-12b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Dolly 2.0-12b and GPT-5.2 Codex specifications
Dolly 2.0-12bGPT-5.2 Codex
ProviderDatabricksOpenAI
Noometry Index25.542.6
Released2023-04-112025-12-18
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window—400K
Max output—128K
Input $ / M tokens—$1.75
Output $ / M tokens—$14
Results tracked175

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Category by category

Coding GPT-5.2 Codex leads

Dolly 2.0-12b: 23.4 (#332), GPT-5.2 Codex: 45.5 (#71)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkDolly 2.0-12bGPT-5.2 Codex
SWE-bench Verified (bash only)—72.8%
LMArena WebDev—1339
SWE-bench Multilingual—66.3%
LMArena Coding776—
ALE-Bench—1,300

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Dolly 2.0-12b: —, GPT-5.2 Codex: 41.0 (#22)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkDolly 2.0-12bGPT-5.2 Codex
Terminal-Bench—66.5%

Reasoning Not comparable

Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.3 (#316), GPT-5.2 Codex: —

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkDolly 2.0-12bGPT-5.2 Codex
LMArena Hard Prompts804—
Epoch Capabilities Index89.67—
HellaSwag70.8%—
PIQA75.4%—
WinoGrande61.8%—

Math Not comparable

Dolly 2.0-12b: 27.3 (#251), GPT-5.2 Codex: —

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkDolly 2.0-12bGPT-5.2 Codex
LMArena Math871—

Knowledge Not comparable

Dolly 2.0-12b: —, GPT-5.2 Codex: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkDolly 2.0-12bGPT-5.2 Codex
ARC (AI2) Challenge39.6%—
BoolQ56.3%—
MMLU26.2%—
OpenBookQA39.2%—

Multilingual Not comparable

Dolly 2.0-12b: 17.4 (#296), GPT-5.2 Codex: —

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkDolly 2.0-12bGPT-5.2 Codex
LMArena Non-English836—
LMArena Chinese836—

Instruction Following Not comparable

Dolly 2.0-12b: 38.7 (#304), GPT-5.2 Codex: —

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkDolly 2.0-12bGPT-5.2 Codex
LMArena Instruction Following814—

Writing & Preference Not comparable

Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.2 (#311), GPT-5.2 Codex: —

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkDolly 2.0-12bGPT-5.2 Codex
LMArena Text851—
LMArena Creative Writing864—
LMArena Multi-Turn740—

Frequently asked questions

Is Dolly 2.0-12b better than GPT-5.2 Codex?

GPT-5.2 Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.6 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.

Is Dolly 2.0-12b or GPT-5.2 Codex better for coding?

GPT-5.2 Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks: 45.5 versus 23.4 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Dolly 2.0-12b and GPT-5.2 Codex share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Dolly 2.0-12b has 17 scored results on Noometry and GPT-5.2 Codex has 5.

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