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Model comparison

GPT-5.1 vs GPT-5.1-Codex

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 15 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

OpenAI
53.65/100
Margin
0.9pts
← winning
52.72/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GPT-5.1 #94 (Estimated); GPT-5.1-Codex #99 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GPT-5.1 and GPT-5.1-Codex share 15 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 6 results are unique to GPT-5.1; 1 to GPT-5.1-Codex.

Updated July 23, 2026
Shared results
15
GPT-5.1 only
6
GPT-5.1-Codex only
1
Comparable categories
0 / 8

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

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 15 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-5.1-Codex has the larger context window at 400K, compared with 200K for GPT-5.1.

Category breakdown

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

Category scores and score margins for GPT-5.1 and GPT-5.1-Codex
CategoryGPT-5.1ΔGPT-5.1-Codex
MathGPT-5.126.4MarginNo overlapGPT-5.1-CodexNot measured

Operational comparison

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

MetricGPT-5.1GPT-5.1-CodexComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-5.1$1.25 input / $10 outputGPT-5.1-CodexNot availableA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-5.1111 tok/sGPT-5.1-CodexNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-5.157.47 sGPT-5.1-CodexNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-5.1200KGPT-5.1-Codex400KGPT-5.1-Codex lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGPT-5.1GPT-5.1-CodexResult
AA Agentic IndexSource 21.0%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 81.9%83%GPT-5.1-Codex leads
Gert LabsSource 41.24%49.68%GPT-5.1-Codex leads
GDPval-AASource 24.4%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 987Not comparable
JobBenchSource 26.2%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGPT-5.1GPT-5.1-CodexResult
Vibe Code BenchSource 24.61%13.12%GPT-5.1 leads
AA Coding IndexSource 49.4%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 43.3%40.2%GPT-5.1 leads
Reasoning
BenchmarkGPT-5.1GPT-5.1-CodexResult
AA-LCRSource 75.0%67.3%GPT-5.1 leads
CritPtSource 4.9%5.7%GPT-5.1-Codex leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGPT-5.1GPT-5.1-CodexResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 36.9%34.7%GPT-5.1 leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 87.3%86.0%GPT-5.1 leads
AA-HLESource 26.5%23.4%GPT-5.1 leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 5.6%-6.0%GPT-5.1 leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 37.6%39.2%GPT-5.1-Codex leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 51.3%74.4%GPT-5.1 leads
Math
BenchmarkGPT-5.1GPT-5.1-CodexResult
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 31.034%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 12.500%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGPT-5.1GPT-5.1-CodexResult
AA-MMMU-ProSource 75.5%72.5%GPT-5.1 leads
Design Arena WebsiteSource 12171191GPT-5.1 leads
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGPT-5.1GPT-5.1-CodexResult
AA-IFBenchSource 72.9%70.0%GPT-5.1 leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

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

GPT-5.1: $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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