Model comparison
GPT-5-Codex vs Step 2 16k Exp 202412
Step 2 16k Exp 202412 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.2 to 37.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
StepFunSummary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where GPT-5-Codex leads 30.9 to 25.9.
Side by side
| GPT-5-Codex | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 37.9 | 39.2 |
| Released | 2025-09-15 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 400K | — |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.25 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $10 | — |
| Results tracked | 3 | 12 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-5-Codex leads
GPT-5-Codex: 42.4 (#103), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 38.5 (#174)
| Benchmark | GPT-5-Codex | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 54.5% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1316 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GPT-5-Codex: 31.0 (#72), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: —
| Benchmark | GPT-5-Codex | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 44.3% | — |
Reasoning GPT-5-Codex leads
GPT-5-Codex: 30.9 (#83), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 25.9 (#142)
| Benchmark | GPT-5-Codex | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 70.3% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1299 |
Math Not comparable
GPT-5-Codex: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 36.3 (#169)
| Benchmark | GPT-5-Codex | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1304 |
Knowledge Not comparable
GPT-5-Codex: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 35.2 (#187)
| Benchmark | GPT-5-Codex | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1279 |
Multilingual Not comparable
GPT-5-Codex: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 43.7 (#181)
| Benchmark | GPT-5-Codex | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1290 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1331 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1324 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
GPT-5-Codex: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 67.9 (#192)
| Benchmark | GPT-5-Codex | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1287 |
Long Context Not comparable
GPT-5-Codex: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 39.7 (#170)
| Benchmark | GPT-5-Codex | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1307 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
GPT-5-Codex: —, Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 52.3 (#173)
| Benchmark | GPT-5-Codex | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1321 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1328 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1292 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-5-Codex better than Step 2 16k Exp 202412?
Step 2 16k Exp 202412 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.2 to 37.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is GPT-5-Codex or Step 2 16k Exp 202412 better for coding?
GPT-5-Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.4 versus 38.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GPT-5-Codex and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5-Codex has 3 scored results on Noometry and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 has 12.