Data points: 81
Model compare
The readout for GPT-5.2 and GPT-5 Nano, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: GPT-5.2. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
GPT-5.2
GPT-5.2 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 92 to 8.
Evidence depth
81 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 6 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-5.2
The charts below split 14 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-5.2 and GPT-5 Nano: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | GPT-5.2 | GPT-5 Nano |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Weighted overall score | 92.0 pts | 8.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 3 categories | 0 categories |
| Operational advantages | First-token latency, Free providers, Provider coverage | Cheapest input price, Average speed |
| Context window | 400K tokens | 400K tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Modalities | Input FileImageText Output Text | Input |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | GPT-5.2 | GPT-5 Nano |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Released | Dec 2025 | Aug 2025 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | GPT | GPT |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | 2024-05-31 |
| OpenRouter ID | openai/gpt-5.2 | openai/gpt-5-nano |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-5.2 and GPT-5 Nano: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
GPT-5.2
GPT-5.2 is stronger in benchmark categories (Coding, Reasoning, Math) and operational dimensions (First-token latency, Free providers, Provider coverage).
GPT-5 Nano
GPT-5 Nano has these operational advantages: Cheapest input price, Average speed.
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
GPT-5.2
52.9
Avg. score
GPT-5 Nano
50
GPT-5.2
GPT-5.2 leads by 5.2
GPT-5.2 leads by 6.5
GPT-5.2
GPT-5.2 leads by 5.3
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GPT-5.2
GPT-5.2
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
GPT-5.2
$1.75/M
Rank #120/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5 Nano
winner$0.050/M
Rank #2/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5.2
$4.81/M
Rank #132/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5 Nano
winner$0.138/M
Rank #6/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5.2
$14.00/M
Rank #133/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5 Nano
winner$0.400/M
Rank #13/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5.2
winner81.4%
Rank #54/125 · confidence 4
GPT-5 Nano
78.0%
Rank #73/125 · confidence 4
GPT-5.2
7.3%
Rank #109/187 · confidence 4
GPT-5 Nano
winner8.2%
Rank #103/187 · confidence 4
GPT-5.2
winner71.2%
Rank #110/188 · confidence 4
GPT-5 Nano
67.6%
Rank #120/188 · confidence 4
GPT-5.2
66.9%
Rank #36/115 · confidence 4
GPT-5 Nano
winner78.9%
Rank #20/115 · confidence 4
GPT-5.2
winner40.4%
Rank #64/185 · confidence 4
GPT-5 Nano
36.6%
Rank #100/185 · confidence 4
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | GPT-5.2 | GPT-5 Nano |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | GPT-5.2 | GPT-5 Nano |
|---|---|---|
15 tests | GPT-5.2 speed / latency 56 tok/s / 1798ms input / output No data | GPT-5 Nano speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
10 tests | GPT-5.2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 Nano speed / latency 102 tok/s / 12165ms input / output No data |
5 tests | GPT-5.2 speed / latency 64 tok/s / 3553ms input / output No data | GPT-5 Nano speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
5 tests | GPT-5.2 speed / latency 64 tok/s / 5256ms input / output No data | GPT-5 Nano speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
5 tests | GPT-5.2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | GPT-5 Nano speed / latency 105 tok/s / 6742ms input / output No data |
GPT-5.2 gpt-5.2-chat-latest speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | GPT-5 Nano gpt-5-nano speed / latency No data input / output $0/request |
Weighted outcome: GPT-5.2. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Output
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
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