Compare · ModelsLive · 3 picked · head to head
GPT-5.2-Codex vs GPT-5.1-Codex-Max vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Side by side · benchmarks, pricing, and signals you can act on.
Winner summary
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max wins on 4/8 benchmarks
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max wins 4 of 8 shared benchmarks. Leads in coding · language.
Category leads
coding·GPT-5.1-Codex-Maxreasoning·GPT-5.2-Codexlanguage·GPT-5.1-Codex-Maxmath·GPT-5.2-Codexknowledge·GPT-5.2-Codex
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
GPT-5.2-Codex
#15 by perf·no signal
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
#12 by perf·no signal
Qwen3.6 Plus
#14 by perf·no signal
Best value
Qwen3.6 Plus
4.9x better value than GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
GPT-5.2-Codex
9.0 pts/$
$7.88/M
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
12.8 pts/$
$5.63/M
Qwen3.6 Plus
62.3 pts/$
$1.14/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
8 benchmarks · 3 models
GPT-5.2-CodexGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxQwen3.6 Plus
LiveBench · Agentic Coding
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads by +1.7
GPT-5.2-Codex
51.7
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
56.7
Qwen3.6 Plus
55.0
LiveBench · Coding
GPT-5.2-Codex leads by +2.2
GPT-5.2-Codex
83.6
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
81.4
Qwen3.6 Plus
78.2
LiveBench · Data Analysis
GPT-5.2-Codex leads by +8.3
GPT-5.2-Codex
78.2
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
54.9
Qwen3.6 Plus
69.9
LiveBench · If
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads by +0.7
GPT-5.2-Codex
66.5
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
67.1
Qwen3.6 Plus
58.3
LiveBench · Language
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads by +0.4
GPT-5.2-Codex
73.7
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
75.4
Qwen3.6 Plus
75.0
LiveBench · Mathematics
GPT-5.2-Codex leads by +5.0
GPT-5.2-Codex
88.8
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
83.7
Qwen3.6 Plus
83.7
LiveBench · Overall
GPT-5.2-Codex leads by +2.3
GPT-5.2-Codex
74.3
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
72.0
Qwen3.6 Plus
70.8
LiveBench · Reasoning
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads by +6.9
GPT-5.2-Codex
77.7
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
84.6
Qwen3.6 Plus
75.8
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | GPT-5.2-Codex | GPT-5.1-Codex-Max | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|---|
LiveBench · Agentic Coding | 51.7 | 56.7 | 55.0 |
LiveBench · Coding | 83.6 | 81.4 | 78.2 |
LiveBench · Data Analysis | 78.2 | 54.9 | 69.9 |
LiveBench · If | 66.5 | 67.1 | 58.3 |
LiveBench · Language | 73.7 | 75.4 | 75.0 |
LiveBench · Mathematics | 88.8 | 83.7 | 83.7 |
LiveBench · Overall | 74.3 | 72.0 | 70.8 |
LiveBench · Reasoning | 77.7 | 84.6 | 75.8 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1.75 | $14.00 | 400K tokens (~200 books) | $48.13 | |
| $1.25 | $10.00 | 400K tokens (~200 books) | $34.38 | |
| $0.33 | $1.95 | 1.0M tokens (~500 books) | $7.31 |