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GPT-5.2-Codex vs Llama 4 Scout

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 12 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

59.1/100
Margin
19.2pts
← winning
39.87/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GPT-5.2-Codex #58 (Supported); Llama 4 Scout #174 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GPT-5.2-Codex and Llama 4 Scout share 12 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 3 results are unique to GPT-5.2-Codex; 6 to Llama 4 Scout.

Updated July 20, 2026
Shared results
12
GPT-5.2-Codex only
3
Llama 4 Scout only
6
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for GPT-5.2-Codex and Llama 4 Scout is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 12 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 $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Llama 4 Scout. Llama 4 Scout has the larger context window at 10M, 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.

Operational comparison

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

MetricGPT-5.2-CodexLlama 4 ScoutComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-5.2-Codex$1.75 input / $14 outputLlama 4 Scout$0 input / $0 outputLlama 4 Scout has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-5.2-Codex123 tok/sLlama 4 Scout128 tok/sLlama 4 Scout has the higher measured throughput.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-5.2-Codex87.34 sLlama 4 Scout0.70 sLlama 4 Scout reaches the first token sooner.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-5.2-Codex400KLlama 4 Scout10MLlama 4 Scout lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGPT-5.2-CodexLlama 4 ScoutResult
τ²-bench resultsSource 92.1%15.5%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
Gert LabsSource 51.79%Not comparable
JobBenchSource 26.0%Not comparable
AA Agentic IndexSource 1.1%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 0.0%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 90Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGPT-5.2-CodexLlama 4 ScoutResult
Vibe Code BenchSource 37.91%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 54.6%17.0%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
AA Coding IndexSource 8.2%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGPT-5.2-CodexLlama 4 ScoutResult
AA-LCRSource 75.7%25.8%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
CritPtSource 8.7%0.0%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGPT-5.2-CodexLlama 4 ScoutResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 40.1%10.0%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 89.9%58.7%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
AA-HLESource 33.5%4.3%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -2.5%-52.4%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 40.7%14.6%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 72.8%78.3%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
Math
BenchmarkGPT-5.2-CodexLlama 4 ScoutResult
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 0.000%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGPT-5.2-CodexLlama 4 ScoutResult
AA-MMMU-ProSource 76.3%52.9%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
Design Arena WebsiteSource 783Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGPT-5.2-CodexLlama 4 ScoutResult
AA-IFBenchSource 77.6%39.5%GPT-5.2-Codex leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare GPT-5.2-Codex and Llama 4 Scout 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-5.2-Codex and Llama 4 Scout today?

GPT-5.2-Codex: $1.75 input / $14.00 output per 1M tokens Llama 4 Scout: $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

GPT-5.2-Codex
API / mo$11,813
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Llama 4 Scout
API / mo$0
Self-host / mo$2,278
Break-even
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: July 20, 2026

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