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GPT-5.2-Codex vs GPT-OSS-20b

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

GPT-5.2-Codex wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding

GPT-OSS-20b wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Faster response time
  • Better at math
Price Advantage
GPT-OSS-20b
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5.2-Codex
Context Window
GPT-5.2-Codex
Speed
GPT-OSS-20b

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGPT-5.2-CodexGPT-OSS-20b
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGPT-5.2-CodexGPT-OSS-20b
LicenseProprietaryOpen Source
AuthorOpenAIOpenAI
ReleasedJan 2026Aug 2025

GPT-5.2-Codex Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
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GPT-OSS-20b Modalities

Input
text
Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

GPT-OSS-20b has cheaper input pricing at $0.03/M tokens. GPT-OSS-20b has cheaper output pricing at $0.10/M tokens.
GPT-5.2-Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 43.0, compared to GPT-OSS-20b's score of 18.5.
GPT-5.2-Codex has a 400,000 token context window, while GPT-OSS-20b has a 131,072 token context window.
GPT-5.2-Codex supports vision. GPT-OSS-20b supports vision.