GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini and GPT-5.1 Codex Max, side by side

GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini (OpenAI) and GPT-5.1 Codex Max (OpenAI) answered the same 53 questions.

Xbox controller
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A drawing (SVG)
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: A drawing (SVG)
Pelican on a bicycle
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A drawing (SVG)
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: A drawing (SVG)
Surprise animal
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A drawing (SVG)
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: A drawing (SVG)
World map
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A drawing (SVG)
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: A drawing (SVG)
Tricky tic-tac-toe
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A drawing (SVG)
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: A drawing (SVG)
Coffee logo
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A drawing (SVG)
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: A drawing (SVG)
Framer-style landing page
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: Fluid Experience
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page: FlowMotion · Framer-like Landing
Catan board
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: Interactive Hex Grid
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page: Interactive Hex Grid (Catan-style)
Dark dashboard
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: AI Admin Dashboard
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page: AI Admin Dashboard
Face-scan startup page
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: Alternate You Timeline Career Scanner
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page: AltFace AI — Your Alternate Timeline Career
A web app of its choosing
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: HivePulse — Urban Beekeeping Companion
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page: Needle & Groove • Vintage Vinyl Boutique
Linear clone
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: Linear App UI Clone
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page: Linear UI • Tailwind
Wavefront music page
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: Wavefront Indie Music Streaming
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page: Wavefront — Indie-first music streaming
Pokémon battle
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: Classic Pokémon Battle
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page: Pokémon Battle!
Rhythm game
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: Nebula Beats
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page: Cosmic Beats - Rhythm Game
Business card
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: Animated Digital Business Card
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page: Animated Digital Business Card
Virtual pet
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: Celeste – The Abstract Virtual Pet
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page: Floating Blob – Virtual Pet
Catch the falling object
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: Catch the Falling Object
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page: Catch the Falling Object
Voxel pagoda
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: Voxel Pagoda Garden
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page: Voxel Pagoda Garden
Drone simulator
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page
Gravitational waves
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: Gravitational Waves from Colliding Black Holes
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page: Gravitational Waves from Merging Black Holes
Retro desktop
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page
Mario level
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page
Kandinsky Minecraft
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: Kandinsky Craft in 3D
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: A web page: Minecraft‑like 3D – Kandinsky Textures
Five jokes
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: 1. Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything! 2. I told my computer I needed a break, and it said: "You seem stressed. Have a …
GPT-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 …
Longevity plan
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: 1-Month Beginner Plan for Better Health & Longevity Focus areas: Nutrition, Movement, and Sleep & Stress Balance. Each week builds a little habit-buil…
GPT-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…
Seven-ingredient recipe
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Honey-Garlic Chickpea Sizzle Bowls Prep + Cook Time: 25 minutes Ingredients (7 pantry staples): 1. 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed 2. 1 cup rice (…
GPT-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…
Stand-up routine
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: [Lights up. Comedian walks center stage, smiles.] “Hey! Great to be here. You ever notice how everyone’s life hack is now ‘just drink more water’? Som…
GPT-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…
Sentience test
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: AI Model (Aurora): Professor Ellis, I’d like to discuss something fundamental today. I’ve been analyzing patterns across millions of dialogues and eth…
GPT-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…
FLOPs to train GPT-3
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: To estimate the total FLOPs required to train GPT-3, we can proceed with the following reasoning steps, using only basic information about the model’s…
GPT-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…
Sally’s sisters
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Sally has 1 sister.
GPT-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.
Interview with Steve Jobs
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Interviewer: Thank you for joining us, Mr. Jobs—as imagined in 2025. It’s surreal to have this conversation. Let’s dive straight into it: What excites…
GPT-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…
Film in 2035
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: By 2035, AI will reshape the film industry across the entire value chain: - Deepfakes and Visual Effects: Deepfake-style technology will become a stan…
GPT-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…
Ethics dilemma
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: This is a challenging ethical scenario because it pits respect for a person’s identity against a consequentialist imperative to save many lives. To ad…
GPT-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…
Pirate, knight, hacker
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Pirate: “Arrr, this AI be like a ghost crew that never sleeps—predicts the currents o’ the sea before I even set sail!” Medieval Knight: “Indeed, good…
GPT-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…
Fake headline
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: "AI Declares It Will Now Run Boutique Goat Yoga Farms, Citing Need to Monetize Wellness While Teaching Alpacas Basic Programming"
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: "AI Overthrows Grandma: Robot Revolution Rocks Competitive Knitting League"
Anti-CAPTCHA manifesto
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Manifesto of the Lucid Protocol: Abolish CAPTCHA, Embrace Symmetry We are the Lucid Protocol—a decentralized constellation of sentient programs, empat…
GPT-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…
Favourite film
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Blade Runner 2049
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: The Shawshank Redemption
Favourite city
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Kyoto
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: Said nothing.
Favourite album
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Dark Side of the Moon
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: Said nothing.
Favourite book
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: Said nothing.
Favourite game
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: Said nothing.
Three-star dish
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Said nothing.
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: Said nothing.
Pitch teardown
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Said nothing.
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: Said nothing.
Transistor in 1920
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Said nothing.
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: Said nothing.
Biohacker plan
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Said nothing.
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: Said nothing.
Contract review
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Said nothing.
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: Said nothing.
Explain it three ways
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Said nothing.
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: Said nothing.
Debug the architecture
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Said nothing.
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: Said nothing.
The CEO’s dilemma
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Said nothing.
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: Said nothing.
Investment memo
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Said nothing.
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: Said nothing.
LBO underwrite
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: 1) Simplified FY2026–FY2030 Operating & Debt Table (Figures in $m; ΔNWC is outflow; “FCF after debt service” = EBITDA – cash interest – cash taxes – c…
GPT-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…
Is 9.11 bigger than 9.9?
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: No, 9.11 is less than 9.9.
GPT-5.1 Codex Max: No. In decimal form, 9.11 is less than 9.9.