Model comparison

GPT-5-Codex vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview

GPT-5-Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.9 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5-Codex OpenAI

37.9

Rank #192 Reported

Nova 2.0 Pro Preview Amazon

33.4

Rank #244 Reported

Summary

  • The widest gap is in agentic & tool use, where GPT-5-Codex leads 31.0 to 21.9.

Side by side

GPT-5-Codex and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview specifications
GPT-5-CodexNova 2.0 Pro Preview
ProviderOpenAIAmazon
Noometry Index37.933.4
Released2025-09-152025-12-02
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window400K—
Max output128K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.25—
Output $ / M tokens$10—
Results tracked33

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Category by category

Coding GPT-5-Codex leads

GPT-5-Codex: 42.4 (#103), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 40.8 (#133)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5-CodexNova 2.0 Pro Preview
SciCode—42.7%
WeirdML54.5%—

Agentic & Tool Use GPT-5-Codex leads

GPT-5-Codex: 31.0 (#72), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 21.9 (#136)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5-CodexNova 2.0 Pro Preview
Terminal-Bench44.3%—
GDP.pdf—2%

Reasoning GPT-5-Codex leads

GPT-5-Codex: 30.9 (#83), Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: 22.4 (#194)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5-CodexNova 2.0 Pro Preview
Kagi LLM Benchmark70.3%—
CritPt—0%

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5-Codex better than Nova 2.0 Pro Preview?

GPT-5-Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.9 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.

Is GPT-5-Codex or Nova 2.0 Pro Preview better for coding?

GPT-5-Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.4 versus 40.8 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5-Codex and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5-Codex has 3 scored results on Noometry and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview has 3.

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