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GPT-5-Codex vs Grok 4 Fast

OpenAI
GPT-5-Codex
SpaceXAI
Grok 4 Fast
Overview
CompanyOpenAISpaceXAI
Release dateSep 15 2025Sep 19 2025
AccessProprietaryProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
39%
Timeline
Release gapGPT-5-Codex shipped 4 days before Grok 4 Fast

Which is better: GPT-5-Codex or Grok 4 Fast?

GPT-5-Codex and Grok 4 Fast don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. GPT-5-Codex shipped 4 days before Grok 4 Fast, 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 — GPT-5-Codex and Grok 4 Fast don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

GPT-5-Codex was released by OpenAI on Sep 15 2025.

Grok 4 Fast was released by SpaceXAI on Sep 19 2025.

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