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Gemini 3 Pro Preview vs GPT-5.2-Codex

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Gemini 3 Pro Preview wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math

GPT-5.2-Codex wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
Price Advantage
Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Benchmark Advantage
Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Context Window
Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Speed
Gemini 3 Pro Preview

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricGemini 3 Pro PreviewGPT-5.2-CodexWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$2.00$1.75 GPT-5.2-Codex
Output (per 1M tokens)$12.00$14.00 Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Cache Read (per 1M)$0.20$0.17 GPT-5.2-Codex
Cache Write (per 1M)$0.38N/A Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Gemini 3 Pro Preview is 6% cheaper overall.

Gemini 3 Pro Preview Providers

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GPT-5.2-Codex Providers

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Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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Gemini 3 Pro Preview Wins
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GPT-5.2-Codex Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkGemini 3 Pro PreviewGPT-5.2-CodexWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
48.449.0
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
46.543.0
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
95.7--
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
89.8--
GPQA
Graduate-level science
90.889.9
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
91.7--
Gemini 3 Pro Preview shows stronger mathematical reasoning abilities.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Gemini 3 Pro Preview
1,048,576
tokens
GPT-5.2-Codex
400,000
tokens
Gemini 3 Pro Preview has a 62% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricGemini 3 Pro PreviewGPT-5.2-CodexWinner
Tokens/second116.7 tok/s67.5 tok/s
Time to First Token13.82s9.85s
Gemini 3 Pro Preview responds 73% faster on average.

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGemini 3 Pro PreviewGPT-5.2-Codex
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGemini 3 Pro PreviewGPT-5.2-Codex
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorGoogleOpenAI
ReleasedNov 2025Jan 2026

Gemini 3 Pro Preview Modalities

Input
textimagefileaudiovideo
Output
text

GPT-5.2-Codex Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

GPT-5.2-Codex has cheaper input pricing at $1.75/M tokens. Gemini 3 Pro Preview has cheaper output pricing at $12.00/M tokens.
Gemini 3 Pro Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 46.5, compared to GPT-5.2-Codex's score of 43.0.
Gemini 3 Pro Preview has a 1,048,576 token context window, while GPT-5.2-Codex has a 400,000 token context window.
Gemini 3 Pro Preview supports vision. GPT-5.2-Codex supports vision.
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