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 7B was created as an efficient instruction-tuned model, designed to provide capable performance with just 7 billion parameters. Built for applications requiring reliable language understanding with minimal computational overhead, it serves as an accessible entry point to the Qwen 2.5 family.
12 months newer

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2024-09-19

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

GPT-5 Codex

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
Together

GPT-5 Codex

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct

GPT-5 Codex

Qwen2.5 7B Instruct