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Gemini 2.5 Flash vs GPT-5.1-Codex-Max

Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash
OpenAI
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
Overview
CompanyGoogleOpenAI
Release dateApr 17 2025Nov 19 2025
AccessProprietaryProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
19%
Timeline
Release gapGemini 2.5 Flash shipped 216 days before GPT-5.1-Codex-Max

Which is better: Gemini 2.5 Flash or GPT-5.1-Codex-Max?

Gemini 2.5 Flash and GPT-5.1-Codex-Max don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Gemini 2.5 Flash shipped 216 days before GPT-5.1-Codex-Max, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Gemini 2.5 Flash and GPT-5.1-Codex-Max don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Gemini 2.5 Flash was released by Google on Apr 17 2025.

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max was released by OpenAI on Nov 19 2025.

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