Grok 3 vs GPT-5.2 (xhigh)

Comparing 2 AI models · 6 benchmarks · xAI, OpenAI

Most Affordable
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GPT-5.2 (xhigh)
$1.75/1M
Highest Intelligence
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GPT-5.2 (xhigh)
90.3% GPQA
Best for Coding
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GPT-5.2 (xhigh)
46.7 Coding Index
Price Difference
1.7x
input cost range

Composite Indices

Intelligence, Coding, Math

Standard Benchmarks

Academic and industry benchmarks

Benchmark Winners

6 tests
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Grok 3

1
  • MATH 500
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GPT-5.2 (xhigh)

5
  • GPQA
  • MMLU Pro
  • HLE
  • LiveCodeBench
  • AIME 2025
Metric
xAI logo Grok 3
xAI
OpenAI logo GPT-5.2 (xhigh)
OpenAI
Pricing
Per 1M tokens
Input Cost $3.00/1M $1.75/1M
Output Cost $15.00/1M $14.00/1M
Blended Cost 3:1 input/output ratio
$6.00/1M $4.81/1M
Specifications
Organization Model creator
xAI OpenAI
Release Date Launch date
Feb 19, 2025 Dec 11, 2025
Performance & Speed
Throughput Output speed
38.3 tok/s 112.9 tok/s
Time to First Token (TTFT) Initial response delay
805ms 42184ms
Latency Time to first answer token
805ms 42184ms
Composite Indices
Intelligence Index Overall reasoning capability
25.1 50.5
Coding Index Programming ability
19.4 46.7
Math Index Mathematical reasoning
58.0 99.0
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA Graduate-level reasoning
69.3% 90.3%
MMLU Pro Advanced knowledge
79.9% 87.4%
HLE Hard language evaluation
5.1% 35.4%
LiveCodeBench Real-world coding tasks
42.5% 88.9%
MATH 500 Mathematical problems
87.0%
AIME 2025 Advanced math competition
58.0% 99.0%
AIME (Original) Math olympiad problems
33.0%
SciCode Scientific code generation
36.8% 52.1%
LCR Code review capability
54.7% 72.7%
IFBench Instruction-following
46.9% 75.4%
TAU-bench v2 Tool use & agentic tasks
48.8% 84.8%
TerminalBench Hard CLI command generation
10.6% 44.0%

Key Takeaways

GPT-5.2 (xhigh) offers the best value at $1.75/1M, making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.

GPT-5.2 (xhigh) leads in reasoning capabilities with a 90.3% GPQA score, excelling at complex analytical tasks and problem-solving.

GPT-5.2 (xhigh) achieves a 46.7 coding index, making it the top choice for software development and code generation tasks.

All models support context windows of ∞+ tokens, suitable for processing lengthy documents and maintaining extended conversations.

When to Choose Each Model

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Grok 3

  • General-purpose AI
  • Versatile applications
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GPT-5.2 (xhigh)

  • Cost-sensitive applications
  • High-volume processing
  • Complex reasoning tasks
  • Research & analysis
  • Code generation
  • Software development

Cost Calculator

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Costs are estimates based on API pricing. Actual costs may vary based on caching, batch processing, and volume discounts.

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