# GPT-5.2 Instant vs GPT-5.3 Codex

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-5.2 Instant and GPT-5.3 Codex across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-5-2-instant-vs-gpt-5-3-codex
- Last updated: September 29, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 0
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

No benchmark verdict yet: there is no shared sourced benchmark row for GPT-5.2 Instant and GPT-5.3 Codex.

## Summary

- GPT-5.2 Instant and GPT-5.3 Codex do not currently share a sourced benchmark row. The mirror therefore compares metadata, pricing, context windows, and each model's separately reported coverage without naming a benchmark winner.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-5.2 Instant | GPT-5.3 Codex |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 400K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | null | 61.81 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 0 | 10 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.50 / $6.00 | $1.75 / $14.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.2 Instant public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 54.1 (Estimated · #34/117)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 Instant | GPT-5.3 Codex | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 77.3% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | Coming soon | 64.7% | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | Coming soon | 57.47% | Coming soon |
| JobBench | Coming soon | 33.7% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.2 Instant public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 55.5 (Supported · #29/143)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 Instant | GPT-5.3 Codex | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 85% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 56.8% | Coming soon |
| SWE-Rebench | Coming soon | 58.2% | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | Coming soon | 61.77% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 87.3% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 78.0% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.2 Instant public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 79.6 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.2 Instant public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 76.7 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.2 Instant public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 63.8 (Estimated · #31/169)

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.2 Instant public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 91.2 (#14/124)

## FAQ

### Can I compare GPT-5.2 Instant and GPT-5.3 Codex on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but sourced benchmark coverage is still incomplete for a fair score-level comparison.

### Why does this page show "coming soon" values?

BenchLM only calls winners when public benchmark coverage is available on both sides of the comparison.

## Related Comparisons

- [GPT-5.2 Instant vs GPT-5.2 Pro](/compare/gpt-5-2-instant-vs-gpt-5-2-pro)
- [GPT-5.3 Codex vs GPT-5.2 Pro](/compare/gpt-5-2-pro-vs-gpt-5-3-codex)
- [GPT-5.2 Instant vs GPT-5.2](/compare/gpt-5-2-vs-gpt-5-2-instant)
- [GPT-5.3 Codex vs GPT-5.2](/compare/gpt-5-2-vs-gpt-5-3-codex)

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- [GPT-5.2 Instant profile](/models/gpt-5-2-instant)
- [GPT-5.3 Codex profile](/models/gpt-5-3-codex)
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