Model comparison

GPT-5.2 Codex vs GPT-5.5 Pro

GPT-5.5 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 64.3 to 42.6 on the Noometry Index. GPT-5.2 Codex costs 14× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.5 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

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GPT-5.2 Codex OpenAI

42.6

Rank #111 Reported

GPT-5.5 Pro OpenAI

64.3

Rank #8 Confirmed

Summary

  • GPT-5.2 Codex is cheaper at $1.75 / $14 per million input/output tokens, against $30 / $180 for GPT-5.5 Pro.
  • GPT-5.5 Pro accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 400K.

Side by side

GPT-5.2 Codex and GPT-5.5 Pro specifications
GPT-5.2 CodexGPT-5.5 Pro
ProviderOpenAIOpenAI
Noometry Index42.664.3
Released2025-12-182026-04-23
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window400K1.05M
Max output128K128K
Input $ / M tokens$1.75$30
Output $ / M tokens$14$180
Results tracked514

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Category by category

Coding Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: 45.5 (#71), GPT-5.5 Pro: —

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexGPT-5.5 Pro
SWE-bench Verified (bash only)72.8%—
LMArena WebDev1339—
SWE-bench Multilingual66.3%—
ALE-Bench1,300—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: 41.0 (#22), GPT-5.5 Pro: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexGPT-5.5 Pro
Terminal-Bench66.5%—

Reasoning Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, GPT-5.5 Pro: 73.3 (#10)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexGPT-5.5 Pro
ARC-AGI-2—84.6%
SimpleBench—76.9%
ARC-AGI-1—96.5%
CritPt—30.6%
Chess Puzzles—64%
DTBench—96%
LMCA—53.9%
Epoch Capabilities Index—162.07

Math Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, GPT-5.5 Pro: 84.0 (#10)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexGPT-5.5 Pro
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)—87.7%
FrontierMath Tier 4—78%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025—100%
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)—52.4%
FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1)—39.6%

Knowledge Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, GPT-5.5 Pro: 64.1 (#19)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexGPT-5.5 Pro
GPQA Diamond—93.9%

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.2 Codex better than GPT-5.5 Pro?

GPT-5.5 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 64.3 to 42.6 on the Noometry Index. GPT-5.2 Codex costs 14× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.5 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Which is cheaper, GPT-5.2 Codex or GPT-5.5 Pro?

GPT-5.2 Codex is cheaper. It lists at $1.75 per million input tokens and $14 per million output tokens; GPT-5.5 Pro lists at $30 and $180.

Which has the bigger context window?

GPT-5.5 Pro does, with 1.05M tokens against 400K.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.2 Codex and GPT-5.5 Pro share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.2 Codex has 5 scored results on Noometry and GPT-5.5 Pro has 14.

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