Model comparison

GPT-5.2 Pro vs Step 3

GPT-5.2 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 52.3 to 40.5 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.2 Pro OpenAI

52.3

Rank #39 Reported

Step 3 StepFun

40.5

Rank #149 Confirmed

Summary

  • The widest gap is in math, where GPT-5.2 Pro leads 65.3 to 37.6.
  • Step 3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GPT-5.2 Pro and Step 3 specifications
GPT-5.2 ProStep 3
ProviderOpenAIStepFun
Noometry Index52.340.5
Released2025-12-11—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window400K—
Max output128K—
Input $ / M tokens$21—
Output $ / M tokens$168—
Results tracked817

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Category by category

Coding Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Step 3: 40.1 (#147)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProStep 3
LMArena Coding—1367

Reasoning GPT-5.2 Pro leads

GPT-5.2 Pro: 51.5 (#33), Step 3: 28.4 (#105)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProStep 3
ARC-AGI-254.2%—
SimpleBench57.4%—
Kagi LLM Benchmark—62.3%
NYT Connections (extended)79.3%—
ARC-AGI-190.5%—
LMArena Hard Prompts—1355
Epoch Capabilities Index155.4—

Math GPT-5.2 Pro leads

GPT-5.2 Pro: 65.3 (#29), Step 3: 37.6 (#148)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProStep 3
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)74%—
FrontierMath Tier 446%—
LMArena Math—1366
FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1)31.3%—

Knowledge Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Step 3: 36.8 (#164)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProStep 3
LMArena Expert—1333

Multimodal Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Step 3: 35.5 (#86)

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProStep 3
LMArena Vision—1177

Multilingual Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Step 3: 46.3 (#159)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProStep 3
LMArena Non-English—1327
LMArena Chinese—1397
LMArena German—1371
LMArena Korean—1269
LMArena Russian—1331
LMArena Spanish—1371

Instruction Following Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Step 3: 70.4 (#164)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProStep 3
LMArena Instruction Following—1332

Long Context Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Step 3: 40.3 (#157)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProStep 3
LMArena Longer Query—1326

Writing & Preference Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Step 3: 54.3 (#151)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProStep 3
LMArena Text—1350
LMArena Creative Writing—1321
LMArena Multi-Turn—1341

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.2 Pro better than Step 3?

GPT-5.2 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 52.3 to 40.5 on the Noometry Index.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.2 Pro and Step 3 share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.2 Pro has 8 scored results on Noometry and Step 3 has 17.

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