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Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs GPT-5.2-Codex

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 14 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

50.83/100
Margin
8.3pts
winning →
59.1/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite #111 (Supported); GPT-5.2-Codex #58 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and GPT-5.2-Codex share 14 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 6 results are unique to Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite; 1 to GPT-5.2-Codex.

Updated July 20, 2026
Shared results
14
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite only
6
GPT-5.2-Codex only
1
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and GPT-5.2-Codex is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 14 shared benchmark results across 6 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 $0.25 input / $1.50 output per 1M tokens for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite. Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite has the larger context window at 1M, compared with 400K for GPT-5.2-Codex.

Category breakdown

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

Category scores and score margins for Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and GPT-5.2-Codex
CategoryGemini 3.1 Flash-LiteΔGPT-5.2-Codex
MultimodalGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite73.2MarginNo overlapGPT-5.2-CodexNot measured

Operational comparison

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

MetricGemini 3.1 Flash-LiteGPT-5.2-CodexComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite$0.25 input / $1.5 outputGPT-5.2-Codex$1.75 input / $14 outputGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite205 tok/sGPT-5.2-Codex123 tok/sGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite has the higher measured throughput.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite7.50 sGPT-5.2-Codex87.34 sGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite reaches the first token sooner.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite1MGPT-5.2-Codex400KGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Flash-LiteGPT-5.2-CodexResult
AA Agentic IndexSource 6.2%Not comparable
APEX-Agents-AASource 12.2%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 31.3%92.1%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
GDPval-AASource 7.1%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 642Not comparable
Gert LabsSource 38.46%51.79%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
JobBenchSource 26.0%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Flash-LiteGPT-5.2-CodexResult
Vibe Code BenchSource 0.00%37.91%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
AA Coding IndexSource 34.7%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 41.9%54.6%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
Reasoning
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Flash-LiteGPT-5.2-CodexResult
AA-LCRSource 65.3%75.7%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
CritPtSource 1.1%8.7%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Flash-LiteGPT-5.2-CodexResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 25.0%40.1%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 82.2%89.9%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
AA-HLESource 16.2%33.5%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -15.5%-2.5%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 36.4%40.7%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 81.6%72.8%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
Multimodal
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Flash-LiteGPT-5.2-CodexResult
CharXivSource 73.2%Not comparable
AA-MMMU-ProSource 75.5%76.3%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGemini 3.1 Flash-LiteGPT-5.2-CodexResult
AA-IFBenchSource 77.2%77.6%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite 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 Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and GPT-5.2-Codex today?

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: $0.25 input / $1.50 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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