Compare · ModelsLive · 2 picked · head to head
GPT-5.2-Codex vs GPT-5.6 Sol
Side by side · benchmarks, pricing, and signals you can act on.
Winner summary
GPT-5.2-Codex wins on 0/0 benchmarks
Not enough overlapping benchmarks to declare a winner yet · GPT-5.2-Codex · GPT-5.6 Sol are still filling in scores.
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
GPT-5.2-Codex
#17 by perf·#4 by attention
GPT-5.6 Sol
#30 by perf·#4 by attention
Best value
GPT-5.6 Sol
1.2x better value than GPT-5.2-Codex
GPT-5.2-Codex
9.0 pts/$
$7.88/M
GPT-5.6 Sol
11.1 pts/$
$6.00/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
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 | |
| $2.00 | $10.00 | 1.1M tokens (~525 books) | $40.00 |