# GPT-5.2 vs Seed 2.1 Turbo

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-5.2 and Seed 2.1 Turbo across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-5-2-vs-seed-2-1-turbo
- Last updated: September 10, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 3
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: GPT-5.2 and Seed 2.1 Turbo share only 3 sourced benchmark rows.

## Summary

- Only 3 shared sourced benchmark rows are available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- Seed 2.1 Turbo has the lower published output-token price.
- GPT-5.2 has the larger published context window at 400K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-5.2 | Seed 2.1 Turbo |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | ByteDance |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 400K | 256K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 64.88 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 15 | 11 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.75 / $14.00 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: 42.9 (Supported · #104/152)
- Seed 2.1 Turbo public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 | Seed 2.1 Turbo | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BrowseComp | 65.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | 47.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | 46.54% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| JobBench | 34.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 67.6% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: 46.4 (Supported · #81/151)
- Seed 2.1 Turbo public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 | Seed 2.1 Turbo | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 80% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | 55.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | 53.50% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 67.6% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 43.7% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: 66.3 (#23/48)
- Seed 2.1 Turbo public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 | Seed 2.1 Turbo | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 79.5% | 80.1% | Seed 2.1 Turbo |
| MathVision | 83.0% | 90.1% | Seed 2.1 Turbo |
| CharXiv | 82.1% | 82.5% | Seed 2.1 Turbo |
| V* | 75.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ZeroBench | Coming soon | 11.0% | Coming soon |
| BabyVision | Coming soon | 62.9% | Coming soon |
| ERQA | Coming soon | 71.3% | Coming soon |
| Video-MME | Coming soon | 89.0% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: 53.7 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Seed 2.1 Turbo public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 | Seed 2.1 Turbo | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 52.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: 61.7 (Supported · #30/183)
- Seed 2.1 Turbo public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 | Seed 2.1 Turbo | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 92.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SuperGPQA | Coming soon | 67.4% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: 92.6 (#14/123)
- Seed 2.1 Turbo public-lane score: Coming soon

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: 57.5 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Seed 2.1 Turbo public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 | Seed 2.1 Turbo | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 40.700% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 18.800% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between GPT-5.2 and Seed 2.1 Turbo?

Not yet. The models share only 3 sourced benchmark rows, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

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- [GPT-5.2 vs GPT-5.2 Instant](/compare/gpt-5-2-vs-gpt-5-2-instant)
- [Seed 2.1 Turbo vs GPT-5.2 Instant](/compare/gpt-5-2-instant-vs-seed-2-1-turbo)

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