Model Comparison

GPT-5 Codex vs Grok-2

Comparing GPT-5 Codex and Grok-2 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

GPT-5 Codex and Grok-2 don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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OpenAI
GPT-5 Codex
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
xAI
Grok-2
Input tokens$2.00
Output tokens$10.00
Best providerxAI
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Grok-2 specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Grok-2 specifies output context (8,000 tokens).

OpenAI
GPT-5 Codex
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
xAI
Grok-2
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Grok-2 supports multimodal inputs, whereas GPT-5 Codex does not.

Grok-2 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

GPT-5 Codex

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Grok-2

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

GPT-5 Codex

Proprietary

Closed source

Grok-2

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GPT-5 Codex was released on 2025-09-15, while Grok-2 was released on 2024-08-13.

GPT-5 Codex is 13 months newer than Grok-2.

GPT-5 Codex

Sep 15, 2025

7 months ago

1.1yr newer
Grok-2

Aug 13, 2024

1.7 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

GPT-5 Codex has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-09-30, while Grok-2's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm GPT-5 Codex's training data extends to 2024-09-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without Grok-2's cutoff date.

GPT-5 Codex

Sep 2024

Grok-2

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

OpenAI
xAI
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
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GPT-5 Codex
xAI
Grok-2

FAQ

Common questions about GPT-5 Codex vs Grok-2

GPT-5 Codex (OpenAI) and Grok-2 (xAI) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.
GPT-5 Codex scores SWE-Bench Verified: 74.5%. Grok-2 scores DocVQA: 93.6%, HumanEval: 88.4%, MMLU: 87.5%, MATH: 76.1%, MMLU-Pro: 75.5%.
GPT-5 Codex supports an unknown number of tokens and Grok-2 supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
GPT-5 Codex is developed by OpenAI and Grok-2 is developed by xAI.