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GPT-5.1-Codex vs GPT-5.1-Codex-Max

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 13 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

52.72/100
Margin
1.8pts
winning →
54.48/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GPT-5.1-Codex #99 (Estimated); GPT-5.1-Codex-Max #90 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GPT-5.1-Codex and GPT-5.1-Codex-Max share 13 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 3 results are unique to GPT-5.1-Codex; 0 to GPT-5.1-Codex-Max.

Updated July 23, 2026
Shared results
13
GPT-5.1-Codex only
3
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max only
0
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for GPT-5.1-Codex and GPT-5.1-Codex-Max is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 13 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.

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.

MetricGPT-5.1-CodexGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-5.1-CodexNot availableGPT-5.1-Codex-Max$1.25 input / $10 outputA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-5.1-CodexNot availableGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-5.1-CodexNot availableGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-5.1-Codex400KGPT-5.1-Codex-Max400KListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxResult
τ²-bench resultsSource 83%83%Tie
Gert LabsSource 49.68%Not comparable
JobBenchSource 26.2%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxResult
Vibe Code BenchSource 13.12%22.17%GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads
AA-SciCodeSource 40.2%40.2%Tie
Reasoning
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxResult
AA-LCRSource 67.3%67.3%Tie
CritPtSource 5.7%5.7%Tie
Knowledge
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 34.7%34.7%Tie
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 86.0%86.0%Tie
AA-HLESource 23.4%23.4%Tie
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -6.0%-6.0%Tie
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 39.2%39.2%Tie
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 74.4%74.4%Tie
Multimodal
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxResult
AA-MMMU-ProSource 72.5%72.5%Tie
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1191Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxResult
AA-IFBenchSource 70.0%70.0%Tie
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare GPT-5.1-Codex and GPT-5.1-Codex-Max 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 GPT-5.1-Codex and GPT-5.1-Codex-Max today?

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max: $1.25 input / $10.00 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 23, 2026

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