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GPT-5.2-Codex vs GPT-5.3 Chat

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

GPT-5.2-Codex wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding

GPT-5.3 Chat wins:

  • No clear advantages in compared metrics
Price Advantage
GPT-5.2-Codex
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5.2-Codex
Context Window
GPT-5.2-Codex
Speed
GPT-5.2-Codex

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricGPT-5.2-CodexGPT-5.3 ChatWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$1.75$1.75Tie
Output (per 1M tokens)$14.00$14.00Tie
Cache Read (per 1M)$0.17$0.17Tie
Both models have similar overall pricing.

GPT-5.2-Codex Providers

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GPT-5.3 Chat Providers

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Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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GPT-5.2-Codex Wins
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GPT-5.3 Chat Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkGPT-5.2-CodexGPT-5.3 ChatWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
49.0--
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
43.0--
GPQA
Graduate-level science
89.9--
GPT-5.2-Codex significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

GPT-5.2-Codex
400,000
tokens
GPT-5.3 Chat
128,000
tokens
GPT-5.2-Codex has a 68% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricGPT-5.2-CodexGPT-5.3 ChatWinner
Tokens/second72.4 tok/sN/A
Time to First Token7.11sN/A

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGPT-5.2-CodexGPT-5.3 Chat
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGPT-5.2-CodexGPT-5.3 Chat
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorOpenAIOpenAI
ReleasedJan 2026Mar 2026

GPT-5.2-Codex Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

GPT-5.3 Chat Modalities

Input
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Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

GPT-5.2-Codex has cheaper input pricing at $1.75/M tokens. GPT-5.2-Codex has cheaper output pricing at $14.00/M tokens.
GPT-5.2-Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 43.0, compared to GPT-5.3 Chat's score of N/A.
GPT-5.2-Codex has a 400,000 token context window, while GPT-5.3 Chat has a 128,000 token context window.
GPT-5.2-Codex supports vision. GPT-5.3 Chat supports vision.
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