Claude Opus 4.5 is Anthropic’s latest frontier reasoning model, optimized for complex engineering, agentic workflows, and long-horizon computer use. It features strong multimodal capabilities, improved resistance to prompt injection, and a new Verbosity parameter to control token efficiency. With advanced tool use, extended context, and multi-agent support, Opus 4.5 excels in autonomous research, debugging, planning, and spreadsheet/browser operations.
Claude Opus 4.8 vs GPT-5.2-Codex
Compare Claude Opus 4.8 from Anthropic and GPT-5.2-Codex from OpenAI on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.
GPT-5-Codex is a version of GPT-5 optimized for autonomous coding tasks in Codex or similar environments. It is only available in the Responses API, and the underlying model snapshots will be updated regularly. https://docs.aihubmix.com/en/api/Responses-API You can also use it in codex-cll; see https://docs.aihubmix.com/en/api/Codex-CLI for using codex-cll through Aihubmix.
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FAQ
Which is cheaper: Claude Opus 4.8, GPT-5.2-Codex?
GPT-5.2-Codex: $14/M output tokens; Claude Opus 4.8: $25/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
How large is each context window?
Claude Opus 4.8 accepts 1,000,000 and GPT-5.2-Codex accepts 400,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 128,000 tokens on Claude Opus 4.8 and 128,000 tokens on GPT-5.2-Codex.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
Claude Opus 4.8 accepts text, image and PDF input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; GPT-5.2-Codex accepts text, image and PDF input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.
Can I call Claude Opus 4.8 and GPT-5.2-Codex with the same API key?
Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.
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