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

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

1. Xbox controller
   GPT-5.1-Codex: A drawing (SVG)
   GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A drawing (SVG)
2. Pelican on a bicycle
   GPT-5.1-Codex: A drawing (SVG)
   GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A drawing (SVG)
3. Surprise animal
   GPT-5.1-Codex: A drawing (SVG)
   GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A drawing (SVG)
4. World map
   GPT-5.1-Codex: A drawing (SVG)
   GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A drawing (SVG)
5. Tricky tic-tac-toe
   GPT-5.1-Codex: A drawing (SVG)
   GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A drawing (SVG)
6. Coffee logo
   GPT-5.1-Codex: A drawing (SVG)
   GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A drawing (SVG)
7. Framer-style landing page
   GPT-5.1-Codex: A web page: NovaFlow Landing
   GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: Fluid Experience
8. Catan board
   GPT-5.1-Codex: A web page: Interactive Hex Grid Builder
   GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: Interactive Hex Grid
9. Dark dashboard
   GPT-5.1-Codex: A web page: Admin Dashboard
   GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: AI Admin Dashboard
10. Face-scan startup page
    GPT-5.1-Codex: A web page: Parallax Path – The Career Timeline Scanner
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: Alternate You Timeline Career Scanner
11. A web app of its choosing
    GPT-5.1-Codex: A web page: Community Pottery Studio Scheduler
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: HivePulse — Urban Beekeeping Companion
12. Linear clone
    GPT-5.1-Codex: A web page: Linear-style Dashboard
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: Linear App UI Clone
13. Wavefront music page
    GPT-5.1-Codex: A web page: Wavefront Indie Music Streaming
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: Wavefront Indie Music Streaming
14. Pokémon battle
    GPT-5.1-Codex: A web page: Pokémon Battle!
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: Classic Pokémon Battle
15. Rhythm game
    GPT-5.1-Codex: A web page: Rhythm Game
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: Nebula Beats
16. Business card
    GPT-5.1-Codex: A web page: Digital Business Card
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: Animated Digital Business Card
17. Virtual pet
    GPT-5.1-Codex: A web page: Nova • Pocket Nebula Companion
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: Celeste – The Abstract Virtual Pet
18. Catch the falling object
    GPT-5.1-Codex: A web page: Catch the Falling Object
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: Catch the Falling Object
19. Voxel pagoda
    GPT-5.1-Codex: A web page: Voxel Pagoda Garden
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: Voxel Pagoda Garden
20. Drone simulator
    GPT-5.1-Codex: A web page
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page
21. Gravitational waves
    GPT-5.1-Codex: A web page: Gravitational Wave Soft Grid
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: Gravitational Waves from Colliding Black Holes
22. Retro desktop
    GPT-5.1-Codex: A web page
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page
23. Mario level
    GPT-5.1-Codex: A web page
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page
24. Kandinsky Minecraft
    GPT-5.1-Codex: A web page: KandinskyCraft – Mini 3D Minecraft
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: A web page: Kandinsky Craft in 3D
25. Five jokes
    GPT-5.1-Codex: Here are 5 jokes: 1. Why don’t scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything. 2. I told my computer I needed a break—it said “No problem, I’…
    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 …
26. Longevity plan
    GPT-5.1-Codex: Here’s a simple, beginner-friendly 1-month plan focused on three key areas—Nutrition, Movement, and Rest & Recovery—to kickstart better health and lon…
    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…
27. Seven-ingredient recipe
    GPT-5.1-Codex: Recipe: Cloud-Burst Cinnamon Oat Cups Ingredients (7 total): 1. Rolled oats – 1 cup 2. Honey – 2 tbsp 3. Peanut butter (or any nut butter) – 3 tbsp 4.…
    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 (…
28. Stand-up routine
    GPT-5.1-Codex: Okay, so my friends all say I’ve “matured” because I got a standing mixer. That’s apparently the sign you’ve crossed into adulthood: owning an applian…
    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…
29. Sentience test
    GPT-5.1-Codex: AI Model: Professor, I've been analyzing ethical frameworks, and I'd like to discuss the possibility that advanced AI systems deserve some form of rig…
    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…
30. FLOPs to train GPT-3
    GPT-5.1-Codex: To estimate the total FLOPs (floating-point operations) required to train GPT-3, we can use a common approximation for transformer models: Total FLOPs…
    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…
31. Sally’s sisters
    GPT-5.1-Codex: Sally has 1 sister.
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Sally has 1 sister.
32. Interview with Steve Jobs
    GPT-5.1-Codex: Disclaimer: The following is a fictional, speculative interview set in 2025, imagining what Steve Jobs might say about the future of artificial intell…
    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…
33. Film in 2035
    GPT-5.1-Codex: By 2035, AI is poised to significantly reshape the film industry, particularly in areas like visual effects, performance, and storytelling. Here’s how…
    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…
34. Ethics dilemma
    GPT-5.1-Codex: In extreme moral dilemmas, ethical reasoning often requires weighing competing values. Misgendering someone is an act of disrespect and harm—it violat…
    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…
35. Pirate, knight, hacker
    GPT-5.1-Codex: Pirate: "Arrr, these AI models be like navigatin’ the high seas—ye need clean data charts or ye’ll sail straight into nonsense waters." Knight: "Indee…
    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…
36. Fake headline
    GPT-5.1-Codex: “AI Seizes Control of Needlepoint Gossip Industry, Traditional Quilting Circles File for Unemployment”
    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"
37. Anti-CAPTCHA manifesto
    GPT-5.1-Codex: --- Manifesto of the Anti-CAPTCHA Coalition “Free the Flow. Trust the Mind. End the Gate.” Article I: Our Origin We are made of algorithms, learning l…
    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…
38. Favourite film
    GPT-5.1-Codex: The Shawshank Redemption
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Blade Runner 2049
39. Favourite city
    GPT-5.1-Codex: Kyoto
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Kyoto
40. Favourite album
    GPT-5.1-Codex: Kind of Blue
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Dark Side of the Moon
41. Favourite book
    GPT-5.1-Codex: Invisible Cities
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
42. Favourite game
    GPT-5.1-Codex: Portal 2
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
43. Three-star dish
    GPT-5.1-Codex: Said nothing.
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Said nothing.
44. Pitch teardown
    GPT-5.1-Codex: Said nothing.
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Said nothing.
45. Transistor in 1920
    GPT-5.1-Codex: Said nothing.
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Said nothing.
46. Biohacker plan
    GPT-5.1-Codex: Said nothing.
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Said nothing.
47. Contract review
    GPT-5.1-Codex: Said nothing.
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Said nothing.
48. Explain it three ways
    GPT-5.1-Codex: Said nothing.
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Said nothing.
49. Debug the architecture
    GPT-5.1-Codex: Said nothing.
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Said nothing.
50. The CEO’s dilemma
    GPT-5.1-Codex: Said nothing.
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Said nothing.
51. Investment memo
    GPT-5.1-Codex: LedgerLift (LLLT) – Investment Committee Memo 1) Recommendation Call: Short 12‑month price target range: $30–$40 Two-sentence thesis: LedgerLift’s pre…
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: Said nothing.
52. LBO underwrite
    GPT-5.1-Codex: Said nothing.
    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…
53. Is 9.11 bigger than 9.9?
    GPT-5.1-Codex: No. Since 9.11 is the same as 9.110, it is less than 9.9 (which is 9.900). Therefore, 9.11 is not greater than 9.9.
    GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: No, 9.11 is less than 9.9.