Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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.
Microsoft
Phi-3.5 MoE was created using a mixture-of-experts architecture, designed to provide enhanced capabilities while maintaining efficiency through sparse activation. Built to combine the benefits of larger models with practical computational requirements, it represents Microsoft's exploration of efficient scaling techniques.
1 year newer

Phi-3.5-MoE-instruct
Microsoft
2024-08-23

GPT-5 Codex
OpenAI
2025-09-15
GPT-5 Codex
2024-09-30
Available providers and their performance metrics

GPT-5 Codex

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GPT-5 Codex

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