Long documents
Prompts that approach the documented context limit
GPT-5.2
GPT-5.2 has the larger documented context window.
Updated October 2, 2026. Rank says GPT-5.2 is ahead. Price, access, and your workload can each overturn that. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty.
Both of these models will change. Get the price, version and retirement notices for the pair, each with its source. Follow model changes
GPT-5.2 has the higher public point estimate, 61.94 versus 36.58. Their conditional score ranges do not overlap. These ranges do not establish rank confidence. 2 results are shared. Category rows resting on Estimated evidence or different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.
Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.
Prompts that approach the documented context limit
GPT-5.2
GPT-5.2 has the larger documented context window.
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
Command A+
Command A+ has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
GPT-5.2
GPT-5.2 has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.
Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks
Not enough matched evidence
Command A+ is scored on Estimated evidence for coding, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like.
Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion
Not enough matched evidence
Command A+ is scored on Estimated evidence for agentic, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like.
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
The page does not recommend a cost winner because at least one model cannot fit the stated workload in one request. Command A+ does not fit this workload in one request. Command A+ has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate. GPT-5.2 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.
Choose a job from the LLM Selector's task catalog to see the category row it rests on, under the same basis rules as the table below. A directional row stays directional; choosing a job never creates a winner.
The same task catalog as the LLM Selector. Each job names the evidence surface it rests on; nothing here adds a new score.
Directional only · BenchAlign v5.8
GPT-5.2 has the higher coding point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
Coding scores combine specific tasks and setups. Match the editor, harness, and effort to your workflow.
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.
4 categories rest on Estimated evidence or different evidence sets. Those rows remain visible for coverage context but do not name a winner.
Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.
Too few matched category axes support a radar. The ruled list below shows only shared benchmark results; positions use each benchmark’s normalized display scale when available.
CharXivMultimodal
Normalized gap 29.4MMMU-ProMultimodal
Normalized gap 16.5Each row shows the public-lane category score for both models: the BenchAlign v5.8 lane for agentic, coding, and knowledge, and the weighted public rows elsewhere, with the same rank each model page reports. A row is like-for-like only when both scores rest on Supported evidence or the same weighted set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner.
| Category | Command A+ | GPT-5.2 | Basis | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multimodal | 16.1#48/49 | 67.3#22/49 | Like-for-likeProvisional lane · 2 vs 2 weighted rows | GPT-5.2 leads |
| Agentic | 15.9Estimated · #102/119 | 42.8Supported · #55/119 | Directional onlyBenchAlign v5.8 lane · 2 vs 4 public rows | Directional only |
| Coding | 23.3Estimated · #112/144 | 39.6Supported · #67/144 | Directional onlyBenchAlign v5.8 lane · 0 vs 3 public rows | Directional only |
| Knowledge | 27.7Estimated · #145/171 | 57.8Supported · #47/171 | Directional onlyBenchAlign v5.8 lane · 0 vs 1 public rows | Directional only |
| Instruction following | 89.2#20/125 | 91.2#15/125 | Directional onlyProvisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows | Directional only |
| Reasoning | 58.5Unranked · 2 rankable rows | 60.7Unranked · 3 rankable rows | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 1 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Multilingual | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Math | Not ranked | 57.4Unranked · 2 rankable rows | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 2 weighted rows | Not comparable |
Ranks count the models scored in each category’s lane, so the agentic, coding, and knowledge denominators (BenchAlign v5.8) differ from the provisional-lane categories. Unranked scores sit on the provisional lane’s scale but never name a winner. Like-for-like rows within 0.5 points read as a practical tie.
Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
Command A+ has the lower modeled cost
Costs use the listed standard API rates.
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
GPT-5.2 has the lower modeled cost
Costs use the listed standard API rates.
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
Command A+ does not fit this workload in one request. Command A+ has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate. GPT-5.2 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.
Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.
Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.
Command A+
128K
GPT-5.2
400K
Command A+
Not sourced
GPT-5.2
Not sourced
A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.
Command A+
Not published
GPT-5.2
Not published
Command A+
Not sourced
GPT-5.2
Not sourced
Command A+
Not sourced
GPT-5.2
Not sourced
Command A+
Not sourced
GPT-5.2
Not sourced
Command A+
Reasoning
GPT-5.2
Reasoning
Command A+
Open Weight
GPT-5.2
Proprietary
Command A+
Open Weight
GPT-5.2
Proprietary
Command A+
2026-05-20
GPT-5.2
2025-12-11
GPT-5.2 has the higher public point estimate, 61.94 versus 36.58. Their conditional score ranges do not overlap. These ranges do not establish rank confidence. The page therefore keeps the decision tied to the specific documented workload.
GPT-5.2 scores higher for coding on the public lane, 39.6 to 23.3. Command A+ is scored on Estimated evidence for coding, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like. BenchLM does not name a winner for coding from a directional reading; read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.
GPT-5.2 scores higher for agentic tasks on the public lane, 42.8 to 15.9. Command A+ is scored on Estimated evidence for agentic tasks, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like. BenchLM does not name a winner for agentic tasks from a directional reading; read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.
For the stated presets, chat costs $0.0075 on Command A+ and $0.00875 on GPT-5.2; repository review costs $0.155 and $0.1295; the cache-heavy agent loop costs $0.65 and $0.525. Command A+ does not fit this workload in one request. Command A+ has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate. GPT-5.2 has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.
GPT-5.2 has the larger documented context window: 400K, compared with 128K.
The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.
τ²-bench results
Not directly comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals)
Not directly comparable
BrowseComp
Not directly comparable
OSWorld-Verified
Not directly comparable
Gert Labs
Not directly comparable
JobBench
Not directly comparable
ARC-AGI-2
Not directly comparable
MMMU
Not directly comparable
MMMU-Pro
GPT-5.2 leads this result
CharXiv
GPT-5.2 leads this result
MathVision
Not directly comparable
V*
Not directly comparable
GPQA
Not directly comparable
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Last updated October 2, 2026