Model comparison

GPT-5.2 Codex vs Qwen Turbo

GPT-5.2 Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.2 to 26.8 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Turbo costs 55× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.2 Codex's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.2 Codex OpenAI

42.2

Rank #107 Reported

Qwen Turbo Alibaba (Qwen)

26.8

Rank #329 Reported

Summary

  • Qwen Turbo is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.20 per million input/output tokens, against $1.75 / $14 for GPT-5.2 Codex.
  • Qwen Turbo accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 400K.

Side by side

GPT-5.2 Codex and Qwen Turbo specifications
GPT-5.2 CodexQwen Turbo
ProviderOpenAIAlibaba (Qwen)
Noometry Index42.226.8
Released2025-12-182024-11-01
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window400K1M
Max output128K16K
Input $ / M tokens$1.75$0.05
Output $ / M tokens$14$0.20
Results tracked53

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Category by category

Coding Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: 45.4 (#66), Qwen Turbo: —

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexQwen Turbo
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: 40.7 (#20), Qwen Turbo: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexQwen Turbo
Terminal-Bench66.5%—

Math Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Qwen Turbo: 14.5 (#291)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexQwen Turbo
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025—6.1%
MATH Level 5—56.2%

Knowledge Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Qwen Turbo: 22.2 (#267)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexQwen Turbo
GPQA Diamond—41.8%

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.2 Codex better than Qwen Turbo?

GPT-5.2 Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.2 to 26.8 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Turbo costs 55× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.2 Codex's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Which is cheaper, GPT-5.2 Codex or Qwen Turbo?

Qwen Turbo is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; GPT-5.2 Codex lists at $1.75 and $14.

Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen Turbo does, with 1M tokens against 400K.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.2 Codex and Qwen Turbo share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.2 Codex has 5 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Turbo has 3.

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