OpenAI
OpenAI: GPT-5.2-Codex
openai/gpt-5.2-codex
GPT-5.2-Codex is an upgraded version of GPT-5.1-Codex optimized for software engineering and coding workflows. It is designed for both interactive development sessions and long, independent execution of complex engineering tasks. The model supports building projects from scratch, feature development, debugging, large-scale refactoring, and code review. Compared to GPT-5.1-Codex, 5.2-Codex is more steerable, adheres closely to developer instructions, and produces cleaner, higher-quality code outputs. Reasoning effort can be adjusted with the `reasoning.effort` parameter. Read the docs here Codex integrates into developer environments including the CLI, IDE extensions, GitHub, and cloud tasks. It adapts reasoning effort dynamically—providing fast responses for small tasks while sustaining extended multi-hour runs for large projects. The model is trained to perform structured code reviews, catching critical flaws by reasoning over dependencies and validating behavior against tests. It also supports multimodal inputs such as images or screenshots for UI development and integrates tool use for search, dependency installation, and environment setup. Codex is intended specifically for agentic coding applications.
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Limits
Context
400,000
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Max output
128,000
32% of the context window
Model facts
Author
OpenAI
Tokenizer
GPT
Modality
Text + Image -> Text
Created
Jan 14, 2026
Reasoning
Publication status
Modalities
Generation controls
Capability scores
Better than 69% of models compared
Agent tasks
Category performance
1142 Elo
47.8% win
1176 Elo
47.5% win
1087 Elo
46.6% win
1042 Elo
39.6% win
993 Elo
37.2% win