Model comparison

GPT-5.1-Codex vs Palm 2

GPT-5.1-Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.1-Codex OpenAI

38.6

Rank #186 Reported

Palm 2 Google

30.0

Rank #298 Confirmed

Summary

  • The widest gap is in coding, where GPT-5.1-Codex leads 41.9 to 29.0.

Side by side

GPT-5.1-Codex and Palm 2 specifications
GPT-5.1-CodexPalm 2
ProviderOpenAIGoogle
Noometry Index38.630.0
Released2025-11-12—
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window400K—
Max output128K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.25—
Output $ / M tokens$10—
Results tracked610

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Category by category

Coding GPT-5.1-Codex leads

GPT-5.1-Codex: 41.9 (#116), Palm 2: 29.0 (#311)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexPalm 2
SWE-bench Verified (bash only)66%—
LMArena WebDev1337—
LMArena Coding—994
ALE-Bench1,245—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: 38.0 (#33), Palm 2: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexPalm 2
Terminal-Bench60.4%—
METR Time Horizons70.8%—

Reasoning Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Palm 2: 19.1 (#271)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexPalm 2
LMArena Hard Prompts—1005

Math Too close to call

GPT-5.1-Codex: 30.3 (#235), Palm 2: 30.8 (#231)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexPalm 2
ProofBench9%—
LMArena Math—1049

Multilingual Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Palm 2: 20.9 (#295)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexPalm 2
LMArena Non-English—916
LMArena Chinese—887

Instruction Following Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Palm 2: 51.0 (#296)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexPalm 2
LMArena Instruction Following—1010

Long Context Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Palm 2: 30.8 (#285)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexPalm 2
LMArena Longer Query—1010

Writing & Preference Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Palm 2: 25.6 (#304)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexPalm 2
LMArena Text—1027
LMArena Creative Writing—991
LMArena Multi-Turn—994

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.1-Codex better than Palm 2?

GPT-5.1-Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.

Is GPT-5.1-Codex or Palm 2 better for coding?

GPT-5.1-Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.9 versus 29.0 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.1-Codex and Palm 2 share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.1-Codex has 6 scored results on Noometry and Palm 2 has 10.

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