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Granite 4.0 Micro vs GPT-5.2-Codex

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Granite 4.0 Micro wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

GPT-5.2-Codex wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Granite 4.0 Micro
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

FeatureGranite 4.0 MicroGPT-5.2-Codex
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGranite 4.0 MicroGPT-5.2-Codex
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorIbm-graniteOpenAI
ReleasedOct 2025Jan 2026

Granite 4.0 Micro Modalities

Input
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Output
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GPT-5.2-Codex Modalities

Input
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

Granite 4.0 Micro has cheaper input pricing at $0.02/M tokens. Granite 4.0 Micro has cheaper output pricing at $0.11/M tokens.
Granite 4.0 Micro has a 131,000 token context window, while GPT-5.2-Codex has a 400,000 token context window.
Granite 4.0 Micro supports vision. GPT-5.2-Codex supports vision.