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Azure OpenAI vs GPT-5 Codex

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Azure OpenAI 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
  • Supports vision
  • Supports tool calls
Price Advantage
GPT-5 Codex
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5 Codex
Context Window
GPT-5 Codex
Speed
GPT-5 Codex

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricAzure OpenAIGPT-5 CodexWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$75.00$1.25 GPT-5 Codex
Output (per 1M tokens)$150.00$10.00 GPT-5 Codex
Cache Read (per 1M)$37.50$0.13 GPT-5 Codex
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, GPT-5 Codex is 96% cheaper overall.

Azure OpenAI Providers

No provider data available

GPT-5 Codex Providers

No provider data available

Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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Azure OpenAI Wins
0
GPT-5 Codex Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkAzure OpenAIGPT-5 CodexWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
-44.6-
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
-38.9-
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
-98.7-
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
-86.5-
GPQA
Graduate-level science
-83.7-
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
-84.0-
GPT-5 Codex significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

Azure OpenAI
N/A
tokens
GPT-5 Codex
400,000
tokens

Speed Performance

MetricAzure OpenAIGPT-5 CodexWinner
Tokens/secondN/A182.4 tok/s
Time to First TokenN/A6.83s

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

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

License & Release

PropertyAzure OpenAIGPT-5 Codex
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorOpenAIOpenAI
ReleasedUnknownSep 2025

Azure OpenAI Modalities

Input
Output

GPT-5 Codex Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

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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.
GPT-5 Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 38.9, compared to Azure OpenAI's score of N/A.
Azure OpenAI has a unknown token context window, while GPT-5 Codex has a 400,000 token context window.
Azure OpenAI does not support vision. GPT-5 Codex supports vision.
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