GPT-5.2 Pro vs Grok Code Fast 1

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, and math workflows.

GPT-5.2 Pro is clearly ahead on the aggregate, 90 to 54. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

GPT-5.2 Pro's sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 84.8 against 32.8. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is LiveCodeBench, 81 to 24.

GPT-5.2 Pro is the reasoning model in the pair, while Grok Code Fast 1 is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use. GPT-5.2 Pro gives you the larger context window at 400K, compared with 256K for Grok Code Fast 1.

Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.2 Pro if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Grok Code Fast 1 only becomes the better choice if you would rather avoid the extra latency and token burn of a reasoning model.

Agentic

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

85.9

Grok Code Fast 1

55.7

88
Terminal-Bench 2.0
59
88
BrowseComp
57
82
OSWorld-Verified
51

Coding

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

84.8

Grok Code Fast 1

32.8

93
HumanEval
60
83
SWE-bench Verified
31
81
LiveCodeBench
24
89
SWE-bench Pro
42

Multimodal & Grounded

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

96

Grok Code Fast 1

50.4

96
MMMU-Pro
40
96
OfficeQA Pro
63

Reasoning

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

95.2

Grok Code Fast 1

63.7

97
SimpleQA
61
95
MuSR
59
98
BBH
75
93
LongBench v2
64
95
MRCRv2
66

Knowledge

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

81.5

Grok Code Fast 1

48

99
MMLU
64
99
GPQA
63
97
SuperGPQA
61
95
OpenBookQA
59
90
MMLU-Pro
65
44
HLE
7
93
FrontierScience
57

Instruction Following

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

95

Grok Code Fast 1

79

95
IFEval
79

Multilingual

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

93.4

Grok Code Fast 1

73.7

96
MGSM
75
92
MMLU-ProX
73

Mathematics

GPT-5.2 Pro

GPT-5.2 Pro

98.2

Grok Code Fast 1

67.5

99
AIME 2023
64
99
AIME 2024
66
99
AIME 2025
65
96
HMMT Feb 2023
60
98
HMMT Feb 2024
62
97
HMMT Feb 2025
61
97
BRUMO 2025
63
99
MATH-500
73

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-5.2 Pro or Grok Code Fast 1?

GPT-5.2 Pro is ahead overall, 90 to 54. The biggest single separator in this matchup is LiveCodeBench, where the scores are 81 and 24.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5.2 Pro or Grok Code Fast 1?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 81.5 versus 48. Inside this category, HLE is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, GPT-5.2 Pro or Grok Code Fast 1?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 84.8 versus 32.8. Inside this category, LiveCodeBench is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for math, GPT-5.2 Pro or Grok Code Fast 1?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 98.2 versus 67.5. Inside this category, HMMT Feb 2023 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for reasoning, GPT-5.2 Pro or Grok Code Fast 1?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 95.2 versus 63.7. Inside this category, SimpleQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for agentic tasks, GPT-5.2 Pro or Grok Code Fast 1?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 85.9 versus 55.7. Inside this category, BrowseComp is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for multimodal and grounded tasks, GPT-5.2 Pro or Grok Code Fast 1?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 96 versus 50.4. Inside this category, MMMU-Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for instruction following, GPT-5.2 Pro or Grok Code Fast 1?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 95 versus 79. Inside this category, IFEval is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for multilingual tasks, GPT-5.2 Pro or Grok Code Fast 1?

GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge for multilingual tasks in this comparison, averaging 93.4 versus 73.7. Inside this category, MGSM is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 12, 2026

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