Model comparison

GPT-5.2 Codex vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview

Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 42.2 on the Noometry Index.

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GPT-5.2 Codex OpenAI

42.2

Rank #107 Reported

Qwen3.5 Max Preview Alibaba (Qwen)

44.7

Rank #72 Confirmed

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GPT-5.2 Codex and Qwen3.5 Max Preview specifications
GPT-5.2 CodexQwen3.5 Max Preview
ProviderOpenAIAlibaba (Qwen)
Noometry Index42.244.7
Released2025-12-18—
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window400K—
Max output128K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.75—
Output $ / M tokens$14—
Results tracked517

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Category by category

Coding GPT-5.2 Codex leads

GPT-5.2 Codex: 45.4 (#66), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 43.4 (#79)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexQwen3.5 Max Preview
SWE-bench Verified (bash only)72.8%—
LMArena WebDev1339—
SWE-bench Multilingual66.3%—
LMArena Coding—1488
ALE-Bench1,300—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: 40.7 (#20), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexQwen3.5 Max Preview
Terminal-Bench66.5%—

Reasoning Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 29.6 (#81)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexQwen3.5 Max Preview
LMArena Hard Prompts—1483

Math Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 37.3 (#99)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexQwen3.5 Max Preview
LMArena Math—1473

Knowledge Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.1 (#104)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexQwen3.5 Max Preview
LMArena Expert—1489

Multilingual Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.4 (#21)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexQwen3.5 Max Preview
LMArena Non-English—1465
LMArena Chinese—1534
LMArena French—1483
LMArena German—1487
LMArena Japanese—1497
LMArena Korean—1438
LMArena Russian—1472
LMArena Spanish—1470

Instruction Following Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.2 (#28)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexQwen3.5 Max Preview
LMArena Instruction Following—1467

Long Context Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#44)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexQwen3.5 Max Preview
LMArena Longer Query—1477

Writing & Preference Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.1 (#39)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexQwen3.5 Max Preview
LMArena Text—1471
LMArena Creative Writing—1464
LMArena Multi-Turn—1478

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.2 Codex better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?

Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 42.2 on the Noometry Index.

Is GPT-5.2 Codex or Qwen3.5 Max Preview better for coding?

GPT-5.2 Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks: 45.4 versus 43.4 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.2 Codex and Qwen3.5 Max Preview share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.2 Codex has 5 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.

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