Gemma 4 vs GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
Google Gemma 4 | OpenAI GPT-5.1-Codex-Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Company | OpenAI | |
| Release date | Apr 2 2026 | Nov 19 2025 |
| Access | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | GPT-5.1-Codex-Max shipped 134 days before Gemma 4 | |
Which is better: Gemma 4 or GPT-5.1-Codex-Max?
Gemma 4 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. GPT-5.1-Codex-Max shipped 134 days before Gemma 4, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Gemma 4 is open weight, while GPT-5.1-Codex-Max is proprietary.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Gemma 4 and GPT-5.1-Codex-Max don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
Gemma 4 was released by Google on Apr 2 2026.
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max was released by OpenAI on Nov 19 2025.
Gemma 4 is an open weight model released by Google. GPT-5.1-Codex-Max is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.
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