Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-5 Codex leads with 42.9% higher average benchmark score. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite supports multimodal inputs. Overall, GPT-5 Codex is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite was created as the most efficient option in the Gemini 2.5 family, designed to provide cutting-edge capabilities with minimal computational overhead. Built for applications where cost and latency are primary concerns, it extends advanced multimodal understanding to resource-conscious deployments.
OpenAI
GPT-5 Codex was developed as a specialized variant of GPT-5 optimized for programming and software development tasks. Built to understand and generate code across multiple programming languages, it serves developers with enhanced capabilities for code completion, debugging, translation, and explanation of complex codebases.
3 months newer

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
2025-06-17

GPT-5 Codex
OpenAI
2025-09-15
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

GPT-5 Codex
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

GPT-5 Codex
GPT-5 Codex
2024-09-30
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
2025-01-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

GPT-5 Codex

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

GPT-5 Codex

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

GPT-5 Codex