GPT-5.2-Codex

by OpenAI

Zero data retention
openai/gpt-5.2-codex
Input
$2.45/1M tokens
Output
$19.60/1M tokens
Context
400Ktokens
Max output
128Ktokens
Knows to
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Released
14 Jan 2026

About

GPT-5.2-Codex is an upgraded version of GPT-5.1-Codex optimized for software engineering and coding workflows.

Pricing

Input$2.45per 1M prompt tokens
Output$19.60per 1M generated tokens, reasoning included
Cached input$0.24per 1M tokens read back from the prompt cache
Web search$0.014per request that uses the provider’s built-in search

What a request costs

Typical requestEachPer 1,000
Short chat reply1,500 in · 400 out$0.012$11.51
Question over a long document40,000 in · 800 out$0.114$113.68
Agent tool step20,000 in · 1,200 out$0.073$72.52

At the developer-API rate, before any provider promotion or prompt-cache saving. In the app, the model picker shows what a message costs on your plan before you send it.

Benchmarks

Intelligence28.5#93 of 285

Head-to-head rankings

  1. #20Android appsAgent arenaElo 117648% wins
  2. #24Godot gamesAgent arenaElo 114248% wins
  3. #39Web appsAgent arenaElo 104440% wins
  4. #40Mobile appsAgent arenaElo 108747% wins
  5. #41Full stackAgent arenaElo 99337% wins

Scores from Artificial Analysis; bars are scaled to the best model on our list. Rankings from Design Arena head-to-head votes. Published by OpenRouter alongside its catalogue.

Call it from code

OpenAI-compatible: point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.privateer.pro/v1 and set model. Keys are created in the app under Settings.

cURL
curl https://api.privateer.pro/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PRIVATEER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "openai/gpt-5.2-codex",
    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello" }]
  }'
Python
import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.privateer.pro/v1",
    api_key=os.environ["PRIVATEER_API_KEY"],
)
reply = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="openai/gpt-5.2-codex",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)
print(reply.choices[0].message.content)
JavaScript
import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  baseURL: "https://api.privateer.pro/v1",
  apiKey: process.env.PRIVATEER_API_KEY,
});
const reply = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "openai/gpt-5.2-codex",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],
});
console.log(reply.choices[0].message.content);

Parameters this model accepts

include_reasoningmax_completion_tokensreasoningreasoning_effortresponse_formatseedstructured_outputstool_choicetoolsverbosity

API reference → · How API billing works →

Prices are USD at the developer-API rate, as of 16 Oct 2026, rebuilt daily from the providers’ live catalogues. ← All models