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GPT-5.2-Codex vs MiniMax M3
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Winner summary
GPT-5.2-Codex wins on 6/8 benchmarks
GPT-5.2-Codex wins 6 of 8 shared benchmarks. Leads in reasoning · language · math.
Category leads
coding·MiniMax M3reasoning·GPT-5.2-Codexlanguage·GPT-5.2-Codexmath·GPT-5.2-Codexknowledge·GPT-5.2-Codex
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
GPT-5.2-Codex
#18 by perf·no signal
MiniMax M3
#19 by perf·no signal
Best value
MiniMax M3
10.4x better value than GPT-5.2-Codex
GPT-5.2-Codex
9.0 pts/$
$7.88/M
MiniMax M3
93.3 pts/$
$0.75/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
MiniMax
$4.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
8 benchmarks · 2 models
GPT-5.2-CodexMiniMax M3
LiveBench · Agentic Coding
MiniMax M3 leads by +8.3
GPT-5.2-Codex
51.7
MiniMax M3
60.0
LiveBench · Coding
GPT-5.2-Codex leads by +15.4
GPT-5.2-Codex
83.6
MiniMax M3
68.2
LiveBench · Data Analysis
GPT-5.2-Codex leads by +2.0
GPT-5.2-Codex
78.2
MiniMax M3
76.2
LiveBench · If
GPT-5.2-Codex leads by +8.9
GPT-5.2-Codex
66.5
MiniMax M3
57.5
LiveBench · Language
MiniMax M3 leads by +3.2
GPT-5.2-Codex
73.7
MiniMax M3
76.8
LiveBench · Mathematics
GPT-5.2-Codex leads by +11.8
GPT-5.2-Codex
88.8
MiniMax M3
77.0
LiveBench · Overall
GPT-5.2-Codex leads by +4.3
GPT-5.2-Codex
74.3
MiniMax M3
70.0
LiveBench · Reasoning
GPT-5.2-Codex leads by +3.2
GPT-5.2-Codex
77.7
MiniMax M3
74.5
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | GPT-5.2-Codex | MiniMax M3 |
|---|---|---|
LiveBench · Agentic Coding | 51.7 | 60.0 |
LiveBench · Coding | 83.6 | 68.2 |
LiveBench · Data Analysis | 78.2 | 76.2 |
LiveBench · If | 66.5 | 57.5 |
LiveBench · Language | 73.7 | 76.8 |
LiveBench · Mathematics | 88.8 | 77.0 |
LiveBench · Overall | 74.3 | 70.0 |
LiveBench · Reasoning | 77.7 | 74.5 |
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 | |
| $0.30 | $1.20 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $5.25 |