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GPT-5.2-Codex vs Qwen3 Max

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
  • Supports vision
  • Has reasoning mode

Qwen3 Max wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Better at math
Price Advantage
Qwen3 Max
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

FeatureGPT-5.2-CodexQwen3 Max
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGPT-5.2-CodexQwen3 Max
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorOpenAIQwen
ReleasedJan 2026Sep 2025

GPT-5.2-Codex Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

Qwen3 Max Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Qwen3 Max has cheaper input pricing at $0.78/M tokens. Qwen3 Max has cheaper output pricing at $3.90/M tokens.
GPT-5.2-Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 43.0, compared to Qwen3 Max's score of 25.5.
GPT-5.2-Codex has a 400,000 token context window, while Qwen3 Max has a 262,144 token context window.
GPT-5.2-Codex supports vision. Qwen3 Max does not support vision.