Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models show comparable benchmark performance. GPT-5 supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
OpenAI
GPT-5, released by OpenAI on August 7, 2025, is a large language model that combines direct generation and extended reasoning in a single unified system with a built-in routing mechanism. It features a 400K token context window, 128K maximum output tokens, native multimodal support (text, image, audio, video), and demonstrated strong results across coding, mathematics, visual understanding, and health benchmarks at release. GPT-5 targets complex multi-step tasks including advanced coding, mathematical problem solving, and long-context analysis.
OpenAI
GPT-5 Codex, released by OpenAI in August 2025, is a coding-specialized large language model from the GPT-5 family engineered for software engineering, code generation, and agentic development workflows. It builds on GPT-5's architecture with optimizations targeting multi-file code editing, test generation, and automated debugging. GPT-5 Codex targets developers and agentic coding tools requiring a model tuned specifically for programming tasks.
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GPT-5 Codex
OpenAI
2025-08

GPT-5
OpenAI
2025-08-07
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks
GPT-5
GPT-5 Codex
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories
GPT-5
GPT-5 Codex
GPT-5
2025-05
Available providers and their performance metrics
GPT-5
OpenAI
GPT-5 Codex
GPT-5
GPT-5 Codex
GPT-5
GPT-5 Codex