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ChatGPT-4o vs GPT-5 Codex

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

ChatGPT-4o wins:

  • No clear advantages in compared metrics

GPT-5 Codex wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
GPT-5 Codex
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5 Codex
Context Window
GPT-5 Codex
Speed
GPT-5 Codex

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureChatGPT-4oGPT-5 Codex
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyChatGPT-4oGPT-5 Codex
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorOpenAIOpenAI
ReleasedUnknownSep 2025

ChatGPT-4o Modalities

Input
Output

GPT-5 Codex Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

GPT-5 Codex has cheaper input pricing at $1.25/M tokens. GPT-5 Codex has cheaper output pricing at $10.00/M tokens.
ChatGPT-4o has a 128,000 token context window, while GPT-5 Codex has a 400,000 token context window.
ChatGPT-4o supports vision. GPT-5 Codex supports vision.