GPT-5.1 Codex Max vs GPT-5.2
Compare GPT-5.1 Codex Max and GPT-5.2, both from OpenAI, in 20 community votes, gpt-5.2 wins 78% of head-to-head duels, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Web Design: GPT-5.2 wins 75% of votes
Reasoning: GPT-5.2 wins 80% of votes
Image Generation: GPT-5.2 wins 100% of votes
Our Verdict
GPT-5.2Winner
GPT-5.1 Codex MaxRunner-up
Pick GPT-5.2. In 20 blind votes, GPT-5.2 wins 78% of the time. That's not luck.
GPT-5.2 particularly excels in Image Generation, Reasoning, Web Design.
Clear winner
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-5.1 Codex Max
Input
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Output
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GPT-5.2
Input
$1.75
Output
$14.00
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
41%
GPT-5.2 uses 5.8x more emoji
GPT-5.1 Codex Max
GPT-5.2
60%Vocabulary64%
16wSentence Length16w
0.36Hedging0.34
2.3Bold9.4
4.2Lists3.9
0.00Emoji0.06
0.12Headings0.89
0.03Transitions0.31
Based on 13 + 15 text responses
Research
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