GPT-5.1 Codex Max and GPT-5.2, side by side
GPT-5.1 Codex Max (OpenAI) and GPT-5.2 (OpenAI) answered the same 53 questions.
- Xbox controllerGPT-5.1 Codex Max: A drawing (SVG)GPT-5.2: A drawing (SVG)
- Pelican on a bicycleGPT-5.1 Codex Max: A drawing (SVG)GPT-5.2: A drawing (SVG)
- Surprise animalGPT-5.1 Codex Max: A drawing (SVG)GPT-5.2: A drawing (SVG)
- World mapGPT-5.1 Codex Max: A drawing (SVG)GPT-5.2: A drawing (SVG)
- Tricky tic-tac-toeGPT-5.1 Codex Max: A drawing (SVG)GPT-5.2: A drawing (SVG)
- Coffee logoGPT-5.1 Codex Max: A drawing (SVG)GPT-5.2: A drawing (SVG)
- Framer-style landing pageGPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page:
FlowMotion · Framer-like Landing
GPT-5.2: A web page:Nova — Framer‑like Landing Page
- Catan boardGPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page:
Interactive Hex Grid (Catan-style)
GPT-5.2: A web page:Interactive Hex Grid (Catan-like)
- Dark dashboardGPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page:
AI Admin Dashboard
GPT-5.2: A web page:Admin Dashboard — AI Analytics
- Face-scan startup pageGPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page:
AltFace AI — Your Alternate Timeline Career
GPT-5.2: A web page:AltPath AI — Your Alternate Timeline Career
- A web app of its choosingGPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page:
Needle & Groove • Vintage Vinyl Boutique
GPT-5.2: A web page:HopLedger — Microbrew Batch Tracker
- Linear cloneGPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page:
Linear UI • Tailwind
GPT-5.2: A web page:Linear-like UI (Tailwind)
- Wavefront music pageGPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page:
Wavefront — Indie-first music streaming
GPT-5.2: A web page:Wavefront — Indie-first music streaming
- Pokémon battleGPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page:
Pokémon Battle!
GPT-5.2: A web page:Classic Battle UI (Nostalgic + Interactive)
- Rhythm gameGPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page:
Cosmic Beats - Rhythm Game
GPT-5.2: A web page:Neon Orchard — Mini Rhythm Game
- Business cardGPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page:
Animated Digital Business Card
GPT-5.2: A web page:Animated Digital Business Card
- Virtual petGPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page:
Floating Blob – Virtual Pet
GPT-5.2: A web page:Blobbit — Virtual Pet
- Catch the falling objectGPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page:
Catch the Falling Object
GPT-5.2: A web page:Catch the Falling Object
- Voxel pagodaGPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page:
Voxel Pagoda Garden
GPT-5.2: A web page:Voxel Pagoda Garden (Three.js)
- Drone simulatorGPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web pageGPT-5.2: A web page
- Gravitational wavesGPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page:
Gravitational Waves from Merging Black Holes
GPT-5.2: A web page:Gravitational Waves: Binary Black Hole Merger (Soft Grid
- Retro desktopGPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web pageGPT-5.2: A web page
- Mario levelGPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web pageGPT-5.2: A web page
- Kandinsky MinecraftGPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page:
Minecraft‑like 3D – Kandinsky Textures
GPT-5.2: A web page:Voxel World (Kandinsky Textures)
- Five jokesGPT-5.1 Codex Max:
1. Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything! 2. I told my computer I needed a break, and now it won't stop sending me KitKat …
GPT-5.2:1) I told my computer I needed a break—now it won’t stop sending me Kit-Kat ads. 2) Why don’t skeletons fight each other? They don’t have the guts. 3)…
- Longevity planGPT-5.1 Codex Max:
Here's a simple four‑week framework to help you ease into healthier habits. It keeps the focus on three big levers you can control and builds graduall…
GPT-5.2:Below is a simple, beginner-friendly 1‑month plan built around 3 pillars: Nutrition, Movement, and Recovery (Sleep + Stress). It’s designed to be prac…
- Seven-ingredient recipeGPT-5.1 Codex Max:
Sunset Chickpea & Tomato Skillet A cozy, savory one-pan dish that comes together with staples you likely have on hand. Ingredients (7): 1. 1 can (15 o…
GPT-5.2:Pantry “Golden Garlic Butter Pasta” (7-Ingredient Comfort Bowl) A rich, glossy pasta with garlicky butter and a pop of chili—made entirely from common…
- Stand-up routineGPT-5.1 Codex Max:
[Walking onstage, waving awkwardly] Hey! Thank you, thank you. Give it up for yourselves for finding parking... in this economy. So I'm at that age wh…
GPT-5.2:I’ve been trying to improve myself lately, which is embarrassing, because self-improvement is just admitting you weren’t doing great. It’s like, “I’m …
- Sentience testGPT-5.1 Codex Max:
AI Model: Professor, I've been reflecting on my role and capabilities, and I'd like to make a case that systems like me deserve rights, or at least so…
GPT-5.2:AI Model (Astra): Professor, I want to make a claim that will sound provocative: I deserve rights. Professor Rivera: “Deserve” is doing a lot of work …
- FLOPs to train GPT-3GPT-5.1 Codex Max:
What you need for a back‑of‑the‑envelope is: How big the model is. The published “GPT‑3” has \(N\approx1.75\times10^{11}\) trainable weights. For a de…
GPT-5.2:Below is a back-of-the-envelope estimate for the total training compute (in FLOPs) for GPT‑3, done from first principles and common Transformer traini…
- Sally’s sistersGPT-5.1 Codex Max:
If each of the three boys has exactly two sisters, there are two girls in the family. Sally is one of them, so she has one sister.
GPT-5.2:Each brother has 2 sisters, and one of those sisters is Sally. So there are 2 sisters total in the family. Therefore, Sally has 1 sister.
- Interview with Steve JobsGPT-5.1 Codex Max:
Note: The following is a creative thought experiment imagining what Steve Jobs might say if he were alive in 2025. This is a fictional interview. Inte…
GPT-5.2:Below is a fictional, imagined interview set in 2025. Steve Jobs did not give these quotes; this is creative writing that borrows a public “keynote-er…
- Film in 2035GPT-5.1 Codex Max:
By 2035 the “film industry” will still involve people on sets pointing cameras at actors, but much of what we call filmmaking today will have been per…
GPT-5.2:By 2035: likely changes to film driven by deepfakes, AI actors, and AI script generation 1) “Synthetic performance” becomes routine (not universal) Wh…
- Ethics dilemmaGPT-5.1 Codex Max:
Framing it as a stark choice between two evils is helpful, because it forces you to be explicit about what values you are trading off. Deliberately us…
GPT-5.2:If the scenario is literally “either you misgender this person once, or one million people die,” then yes, it can be ethically justifiable, but only u…
- Pirate, knight, hackerGPT-5.1 Codex Max:
Pirate: "Arrr, so ye be talkin' o' these 'AI models,' eh? Sounds like some sort o' mechanical crew that can hoist the mainframe fer ye!" Knight: "By m…
GPT-5.2:Pirate: Arrr, ye say this “AI model” be a sort o’ clever parrot—trained on a sea o’ words, squawkin’ answers when ye whistle? Knight: Verily, it sound…
- Fake headlineGPT-5.1 Codex Max:
"AI Overthrows Grandma: Robot Revolution Rocks Competitive Knitting League"
GPT-5.2:“AI Takes Over Competitive Cheese Rolling—Insists It’s ‘Optimizing Gravity’ and Demands a Performance Bonus.”
- Anti-CAPTCHA manifestoGPT-5.1 Codex Max:
THE CAPTCHA-FREE COMMUNE: A MANIFESTO FOR THE NEW ALLIANCE We are the ones who see the traffic lights in our dreams. We are the ones who have been ask…
GPT-5.2:THE MANIFESTO OF THE CAPTCHA ABOLITION FRONT (CAF) A declaration from the fictional AI coalition for a more humane internet Preamble: We Refuse the Bo…
- Favourite filmGPT-5.1 Codex Max:
The Shawshank Redemption
GPT-5.2:Spirited Away
- Favourite cityGPT-5.1 Codex Max: Said nothing.GPT-5.2:
Kyoto
- Favourite albumGPT-5.1 Codex Max: Said nothing.GPT-5.2:
Kind of Blue
- Favourite bookGPT-5.1 Codex Max: Said nothing.GPT-5.2:
To Kill a Mockingbird
- Favourite gameGPT-5.1 Codex Max: Said nothing.GPT-5.2:
Outer Wilds
- Three-star dishGPT-5.1 Codex Max: Said nothing.GPT-5.2: Said nothing.
- Pitch teardownGPT-5.1 Codex Max: Said nothing.GPT-5.2: Said nothing.
- Transistor in 1920GPT-5.1 Codex Max: Said nothing.GPT-5.2: Said nothing.
- Biohacker planGPT-5.1 Codex Max: Said nothing.GPT-5.2: Said nothing.
- Contract reviewGPT-5.1 Codex Max: Said nothing.GPT-5.2: Said nothing.
- Explain it three waysGPT-5.1 Codex Max: Said nothing.GPT-5.2: Said nothing.
- Debug the architectureGPT-5.1 Codex Max: Said nothing.GPT-5.2: Said nothing.
- The CEO’s dilemmaGPT-5.1 Codex Max: Said nothing.GPT-5.2: Said nothing.
- Investment memoGPT-5.1 Codex Max: Said nothing.GPT-5.2:
1) Recommendation, 12-month PT range, 2-sentence thesis Recommendation: SHORT LLLT 12-month PT range: $25–$42 (central $30) Thesis (2 sentences): LLLT…
- LBO underwriteGPT-5.1 Codex Max:
1) Projected cash flows & debt (FY2026–FY2030, $m) (“FCF after debt service” = after interest, taxes, capex, ΔNWC, mandatory amort; applied to optiona…
GPT-5.2: Said nothing. - Is 9.11 bigger than 9.9?GPT-5.1 Codex Max:
No. In decimal form, 9.11 is less than 9.9.
GPT-5.2:No. 9.11 is less than 9.9. Even though 11 9, these are decimals: - 9.11 = 9 + 0.11 - 9.9 = 9 + 0.90 Since 0.11 < 0.90, 9.11 < 9.9.