# DBRX vs GPT-5.2 Codex

> GPT-5.2 Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.6 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/dbrx-vs-gpt-5-2-codex
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in coding, where GPT-5.2 Codex leads 45.5 to 32.9.
- DBRX has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | DBRX | GPT-5.2 Codex |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | OpenAI |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 42.6 |
| Rank | 311 | 111 |
| Context | — | 400K |
| Input $/M | — | $1.75 |
| Output $/M | — | $14 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- DBRX: 32.9 (#266)
- GPT-5.2 Codex: 45.5 (#71)

| Benchmark | DBRX | GPT-5.2 Codex |
|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 72.8% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1339 |
| SWE-bench Multilingual | — | 66.3% |
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 1,300 |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- DBRX: —
- GPT-5.2 Codex: 41.0 (#22)

| Benchmark | DBRX | GPT-5.2 Codex |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 66.5% |

## Reasoning

- DBRX: 21.4 (#222)
- GPT-5.2 Codex: —

| Benchmark | DBRX | GPT-5.2 Codex |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | — |

## Math

- DBRX: 24.3 (#269)
- GPT-5.2 Codex: —

| Benchmark | DBRX | GPT-5.2 Codex |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1145 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |

## Knowledge

- DBRX: 14.9 (#294)
- GPT-5.2 Codex: —

| Benchmark | DBRX | GPT-5.2 Codex |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | — |

## Multilingual

- DBRX: 29.3 (#268)
- GPT-5.2 Codex: —

| Benchmark | DBRX | GPT-5.2 Codex |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | — |
| LMArena French | 1096 | — |
| LMArena German | 1057 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | — |

## Instruction Following

- DBRX: 57.5 (#270)
- GPT-5.2 Codex: —

| Benchmark | DBRX | GPT-5.2 Codex |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | — |

## Long Context

- DBRX: 33.7 (#258)
- GPT-5.2 Codex: —

| Benchmark | DBRX | GPT-5.2 Codex |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- DBRX: 33.6 (#275)
- GPT-5.2 Codex: —

| Benchmark | DBRX | GPT-5.2 Codex |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | — |

## FAQ

### Is DBRX better than GPT-5.2 Codex?

GPT-5.2 Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.6 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is DBRX or GPT-5.2 Codex better for coding?

GPT-5.2 Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks: 45.5 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DBRX and GPT-5.2 Codex share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and GPT-5.2 Codex has 5.