GPT-4o vs GPT-5.2
Head to head on 18 shared benchmarks, with price, context window, and release dates.
Benchmark scores
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| GPT-5.2 OpenAI | 51.0% | 65.9% | 40.7% | 71.2% | 8.0% | 47.4% | 78.7% | 76.1% | 61.8% | 79.8% | 66.9% | 81.4% | 67.1% | 40.4% | 71.8% | 75.8% | 31.8% | 46.5% | - | - | - | 100 | - | 100.0% | 0.0% | 16.7% | - | 60.0% | 40.6% | 9.4% | - | 1699elo | 71.6 | - | 12.93 | 85.0% | 79.0% | - | 78.2% | 93.2% | 83.2% | 24.0% | - | 72.0% | 49.7% | - | 84.4% | 96.7 | - | 18.7% | 15.0% | 49.3% | - | 66.7% | - | - | 53.5% | - | 56.3% |
| GPT-4o OpenAI | 6.0% | 45.9% | 0.3% | 54.3% | 2.4% | 34.3% | 55.1% | 46.1% | 70.1% | 49.0% | 30.9% | 74.8% | 57.4% | 33.3% | 21.6% | 74.5% | 8.3% | 25.1% | 18.2% | 15.0% | 38 | - | 0.0% | - | - | - | 0.33 | - | - | - | 6.1% | - | - | 96.1 | - | - | - | 0.0% | - | - | - | - | 75.9% | - | - | 10.8% | - | - | 54.0% | - | - | - | 5.71 | - | 61.2 | 0.98 | - | 32.5% | 33.4% |
2 / 2 models
| Attribute | GPT-4o OpenAI | GPT-5.2 OpenAI |
|---|---|---|
| Description | GPT-4o is an AI model from OpenAI. | GPT-5.2 is an AI model from OpenAI. |
| Family | GPT | GPT |
| Params | - | - |
| Open weights | closed | closed |
| License | proprietary | proprietary |
| Released | 20 Nov 2024 | 11 Dec 2025 |
| Context | 128,000 | 400,000 |
| Input $/1M | $2.50 | $1.75 |
| Output $/1M | $10.00 | $14.00 |
| Cache read $/1M | $1.250 | $0.175 |
| Cache write $/1M | - | - |
| Speed | 0 tok/s | 0 tok/s |
| Latency | 0.00 s | 0.00 s |
| Modalities | text, image, file | file, image, text |
| Providers | - | - |
| Publisher | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Reported scores | Taubench61.2 pass^1 GSM8K96.1 Accuracy ScholarSearch5.71 Social Sciences & Humanities (%) MortgageTax57.4% AIME202438 pass@1 |
FAQ
- Is GPT-4o or GPT-5.2 better?
- Across the 18 benchmarks both models report on Sophon, GPT-5.2 leads on 17 of them. Which one is "better" depends on the benchmark - the table above shows every shared score.
- How do GPT-4o and GPT-5.2 compare on GPQA Diamond?
- GPT-4o scores 54.3% and GPT-5.2 scores 71.2% on GPQA Diamond.
- Which is cheaper, GPT-4o or GPT-5.2?
- GPT-4o is cheaper at $10.00 per million output tokens against $14.00 for GPT-5.2 - about 1.4x.
- When were GPT-4o and GPT-5.2 released?
- GPT-4o was released 20 Nov 2024 by OpenAI. GPT-5.2 was released 11 Dec 2025 by OpenAI.
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