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Rnj 1 Instruct vs GPT-5.2-Codex

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Rnj 1 Instruct wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

GPT-5.2-Codex wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Supports vision
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Rnj 1 Instruct
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

FeatureRnj 1 InstructGPT-5.2-Codex
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyRnj 1 InstructGPT-5.2-Codex
LicenseOpen SourceProprietary
AuthorEssential AIOpenAI
ReleasedDec 2025Jan 2026

Rnj 1 Instruct Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

GPT-5.2-Codex Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Rnj 1 Instruct has cheaper input pricing at $0.15/M tokens. Rnj 1 Instruct has cheaper output pricing at $0.15/M tokens.
Rnj 1 Instruct has a 32,768 token context window, while GPT-5.2-Codex has a 400,000 token context window.
Rnj 1 Instruct does not support vision. GPT-5.2-Codex supports vision.