Model comparison

GPT-5.2 Codex vs Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13

GPT-5.2 Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.6 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.2 Codex OpenAI

42.6

Rank #111 Reported

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 xAI

37.7

Rank #198 Confirmed

Summary

  • The widest gap is in coding, where GPT-5.2 Codex leads 45.5 to 37.0.

Side by side

GPT-5.2 Codex and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 specifications
GPT-5.2 CodexGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
ProviderOpenAIxAI
Noometry Index42.637.7
Released2025-12-182024-08-13
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window400K—
Max output128K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.75—
Output $ / M tokens$14—
Results tracked517

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Category by category

Coding GPT-5.2 Codex leads

GPT-5.2 Codex: 45.5 (#71), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
SWE-bench Verified (bash only)72.8%—
LMArena WebDev1339—
SWE-bench Multilingual66.3%—
LMArena Coding—1269
ALE-Bench1,300—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: 41.0 (#22), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
Terminal-Bench66.5%—

Reasoning Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Hard Prompts—1255

Math Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Math—1265

Knowledge Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Expert—1238

Multilingual Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Non-English—1257
LMArena Chinese—1262
LMArena French—1286
LMArena German—1273
LMArena Japanese—1213
LMArena Korean—1195
LMArena Russian—1261
LMArena Spanish—1279

Instruction Following Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Instruction Following—1245

Long Context Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Longer Query—1266

Writing & Preference Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Text—1281
LMArena Creative Writing—1242
LMArena Multi-Turn—1265

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.2 Codex better than Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13?

GPT-5.2 Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.6 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.

Is GPT-5.2 Codex or Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better for coding?

GPT-5.2 Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks: 45.5 versus 37.0 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.2 Codex and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.2 Codex has 5 scored results on Noometry and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17.

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