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DeepSeek V3.1 vs GPT-5.2-Codex

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 11 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

53.64/100
Margin
5.5pts
winning →
59.1/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: DeepSeek V3.1 #95 (Supported); GPT-5.2-Codex #58 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. DeepSeek V3.1 and GPT-5.2-Codex share 11 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 1 result is unique to DeepSeek V3.1; 4 to GPT-5.2-Codex.

Updated July 20, 2026
Shared results
11
DeepSeek V3.1 only
1
GPT-5.2-Codex only
4
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for DeepSeek V3.1 and GPT-5.2-Codex is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 11 shared benchmark results across 5 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.

GPT-5.2-Codex is priced at $1.75 input / $14.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for DeepSeek V3.1. GPT-5.2-Codex has the larger context window at 400K, compared with 128K for DeepSeek V3.1.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricDeepSeek V3.1GPT-5.2-CodexComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensDeepSeek V3.1$0 input / $0 outputGPT-5.2-Codex$1.75 input / $14 outputDeepSeek V3.1 has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondDeepSeek V3.1Not availableGPT-5.2-Codex123 tok/sA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenDeepSeek V3.1Not availableGPT-5.2-Codex87.34 sA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensDeepSeek V3.1128KGPT-5.2-Codex400KGPT-5.2-Codex lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1GPT-5.2-CodexResult
τ²-bench resultsSource 34.8%92.1%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
Gert LabsSource 51.79%Not comparable
JobBenchSource 26.0%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1GPT-5.2-CodexResult
AA-SciCodeSource 36.7%54.6%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
Vibe Code BenchSource 37.91%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1GPT-5.2-CodexResult
AA-LCRSource 45.0%75.7%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
CritPtSource 0.0%8.7%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1GPT-5.2-CodexResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 21.1%40.1%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 73.5%89.9%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
AA-HLESource 6.3%33.5%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -41.1%-2.5%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 23.1%40.7%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 83.5%72.8%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
Multimodal
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1GPT-5.2-CodexResult
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1155Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 76.3%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.1GPT-5.2-CodexResult
AA-IFBenchSource 37.8%77.6%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare DeepSeek V3.1 and GPT-5.2-Codex on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.

Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?

BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.

What data is available for DeepSeek V3.1 and GPT-5.2-Codex today?

DeepSeek V3.1: $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens GPT-5.2-Codex: $1.75 input / $14.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

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Last updated: July 20, 2026

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