Model comparison

GPT-5.2 Codex vs Olmo 3.1 32b Think

GPT-5.2 Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.6 to 37.9 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

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 37.7.
  • Olmo 3.1 32b Think has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GPT-5.2 Codex and Olmo 3.1 32b Think specifications
GPT-5.2 CodexOlmo 3.1 32b Think
ProviderOpenAIAllen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Noometry Index42.637.9
Released2025-12-18—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window400K—
Max output128K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.75—
Output $ / M tokens$14—
Results tracked515

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Category by category

Coding GPT-5.2 Codex leads

GPT-5.2 Codex: 45.5 (#71), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 37.7 (#189)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexOlmo 3.1 32b Think
SWE-bench Verified (bash only)72.8%—
LMArena WebDev1339—
SWE-bench Multilingual66.3%—
LMArena Coding—1291
ALE-Bench1,300—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: 41.0 (#22), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexOlmo 3.1 32b Think
Terminal-Bench66.5%—

Reasoning Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 25.2 (#150)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexOlmo 3.1 32b Think
LMArena Hard Prompts—1272

Math Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 36.3 (#168)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexOlmo 3.1 32b Think
LMArena Math—1305

Knowledge Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 35.7 (#181)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexOlmo 3.1 32b Think
LMArena Expert—1295

Multilingual Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 38.1 (#231)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexOlmo 3.1 32b Think
LMArena Non-English—1209
LMArena Chinese—1242
LMArena French—1260
LMArena German—1262
LMArena Russian—1193
LMArena Spanish—1289

Instruction Following Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 65.6 (#218)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexOlmo 3.1 32b Think
LMArena Instruction Following—1247

Long Context Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 38.6 (#195)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexOlmo 3.1 32b Think
LMArena Longer Query—1272

Writing & Preference Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 46.2 (#220)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexOlmo 3.1 32b Think
LMArena Text—1272
LMArena Creative Writing—1226
LMArena Multi-Turn—1252

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.2 Codex better than Olmo 3.1 32b Think?

GPT-5.2 Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.6 to 37.9 on the Noometry Index.

Is GPT-5.2 Codex or Olmo 3.1 32b Think better for coding?

GPT-5.2 Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks: 45.5 versus 37.7 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.2 Codex and Olmo 3.1 32b Think share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.2 Codex has 5 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Think has 15.

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