Model comparison

GPT-5.1-Codex vs Step 2 16k Exp 202412

GPT-5.1-Codex and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 score almost the same on the Noometry Index (38.6 vs 39.2), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.

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GPT-5.1-Codex OpenAI

38.6

Rank #186 Reported

Step 2 16k Exp 202412 StepFun

39.2

Rank #171 Confirmed

Summary

  • The widest gap is in math, where Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads 36.3 to 30.3.

Side by side

GPT-5.1-Codex and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 specifications
GPT-5.1-CodexStep 2 16k Exp 202412
ProviderOpenAIStepFun
Noometry Index38.639.2
Released2025-11-12—
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window400K—
Max output128K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.25—
Output $ / M tokens$10—
Results tracked612

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Category by category

Coding GPT-5.1-Codex leads

GPT-5.1-Codex: 41.9 (#116), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 38.5 (#174)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexStep 2 16k Exp 202412
SWE-bench Verified (bash only)66%—
LMArena WebDev1337—
LMArena Coding—1316
ALE-Bench1,245—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: 38.0 (#33), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexStep 2 16k Exp 202412
Terminal-Bench60.4%—
METR Time Horizons70.8%—

Reasoning Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 25.9 (#142)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Hard Prompts—1299

Math Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads

GPT-5.1-Codex: 30.3 (#235), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 36.3 (#169)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexStep 2 16k Exp 202412
ProofBench9%—
LMArena Math—1304

Knowledge Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 35.2 (#187)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Expert—1279

Multilingual Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 43.7 (#181)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Non-English—1290
LMArena Chinese—1331
LMArena Russian—1324

Instruction Following Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 67.9 (#192)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Instruction Following—1287

Long Context Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 39.7 (#170)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Longer Query—1307

Writing & Preference Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 52.3 (#173)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexStep 2 16k Exp 202412
LMArena Text—1321
LMArena Creative Writing—1328
LMArena Multi-Turn—1292

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.1-Codex better than Step 2 16k Exp 202412?

GPT-5.1-Codex and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 score almost the same on the Noometry Index (38.6 vs 39.2), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.

Is GPT-5.1-Codex or Step 2 16k Exp 202412 better for coding?

GPT-5.1-Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.9 versus 38.5 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.1-Codex and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.1-Codex has 6 scored results on Noometry and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 has 12.

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