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Claude Opus 4 vs GPT-5.2-Codex

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Claude Opus 4 wins:

  • Better at math

GPT-5.2-Codex wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
Price Advantage
GPT-5.2-Codex
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5.2-Codex
Context Window
GPT-5.2-Codex
Speed
GPT-5.2-Codex

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureClaude Opus 4GPT-5.2-Codex
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyClaude Opus 4GPT-5.2-Codex
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorAnthropicOpenAI
ReleasedMay 2025Jan 2026

Claude Opus 4 Modalities

Input
imagetextfile
Output
text

GPT-5.2-Codex Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

GPT-5.2-Codex has cheaper input pricing at $1.75/M tokens. GPT-5.2-Codex has cheaper output pricing at $14.00/M tokens.
Claude Opus 4 has a 200,000 token context window, while GPT-5.2-Codex has a 400,000 token context window.
Claude Opus 4 supports vision. GPT-5.2-Codex supports vision.