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.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen 2.5 14B was developed as a mid-sized instruction-tuned model, designed to balance capability and efficiency for diverse language tasks. Built with 14 billion parameters, it provides strong performance for applications requiring reliable instruction-following without the resource demands of larger models.
12 months newer

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-09-19

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

GPT-5 Codex

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct

GPT-5 Codex

Qwen2.5 14B Instruct