GPT-5 Medium vs GPT-5.2 Codex: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
| Characteristic | GPT-5 Medium | GPT-5.2 Codex |
|---|---|---|
| Company | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Release Date | August 6, 2025 | January 13, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Multimodal | Yes | Yes |
| Context (input) | 400K | 400K |
| Context (output) | 64K | 128K |
| Input Price / 1M | $0.75 | $1.75 |
| Output Price / 1M | $3.00 | $14.00 |
| Average Score | 0.9 | 0.6 |
Verdict
Both models show equal results — the choice depends on your specific use case.
Overall Performance
Both models show comparable average scores: GPT-5 Medium — 0.9, GPT-5.2 Codex — 0.6.
API Cost
GPT-5 Medium is 4.2x cheaper: input $0.75/1M vs $1.75/1M tokens.
Context Window
Same context size: 400K tokens.
Recency
GPT-5.2 Codex is newer: released 1/13/2026 vs 8/6/2025.
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