Price Per TokenPrice Per Token
Google
Google
vs
OpenAI
OpenAI

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 vs GPT-5 Codex

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

Get our weekly newsletter on pricing changes, new releases, and tools.

Join the Price Per Token Community

Key Takeaways

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 wins:

  • Larger context window

GPT-5 Codex wins:

  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
Price Advantage
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5 Codex
Context Window
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06
Speed
GPT-5 Codex

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06GPT-5 Codex
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06GPT-5 Codex
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorGoogleOpenAI
ReleasedMay 2025Sep 2025

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 Modalities

Input
textimagefileaudiovideo
Output
text

GPT-5 Codex Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 has cheaper input pricing at $1.25/M tokens. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 has cheaper output pricing at $10.00/M tokens.
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 has a 1,048,576 token context window, while GPT-5 Codex has a 400,000 token context window.
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 05-06 supports vision. GPT-5 Codex supports vision.