Codex 1 vs GPT-4 Turbo Preview
Codex 1 (2025) and GPT-4 Turbo Preview (2023) compare a coding-specialized model against a standalone API model. Codex 1 ships a 192k-token context window, while GPT-4 Turbo Preview ships a 128k-token context window. This page treats the result as workflow and deployment fit, not a universal model winner.
Treat this as a product-type comparison: Codex 1 is coding-specialized model, while GPT-4 Turbo Preview is standalone API model. Choose based on workflow fit before reading any benchmark or price row as decisive.
Decision scorecard
Local evidence first| Signal | Codex 1 | GPT-4 Turbo Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Product type | Coding-specialized model | Standalone API model |
| Best for | custom coding agents and code generation | multimodal apps and provider-routed production |
| Decision fit | Coding, Agents, and Long context | Coding, RAG, and Agents |
| Context window | 192k | 128k |
| Cheapest output | - | $30/1M tokens |
| Provider routes | 0 tracked | 3 tracked |
| Shared benchmarks | 0 shared | 0 shared |
Decision tradeoffs
- Codex 1 has the larger context window for long prompts, retrieval packs, or transcript analysis.
- Codex 1 uniquely exposes Reasoning in local model data.
- Local decision data tags Codex 1 for Coding, Agents, and Long context.
- GPT-4 Turbo Preview has broader tracked provider coverage for fallback and route flexibility.
- GPT-4 Turbo Preview uniquely exposes Vision and Structured outputs in local model data.
- Local decision data tags GPT-4 Turbo Preview for Coding, RAG, and Agents.
Monthly cost at traffic
Estimate token spend from the cheapest tracked input and output route or tier on this page.
Codex 1
Unavailable
No complete token price in local provider data
GPT-4 Turbo Preview
$15,500
Cheapest tracked route/tier: OpenAI API
Cost delta unavailable until both models have sourced input and output token prices.
Switch friction
- No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Codex 1 and GPT-4 Turbo Preview; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
- Check replacement coverage for Reasoning before moving production traffic.
- GPT-4 Turbo Preview adds Vision and Structured outputs in local capability data.
- No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for GPT-4 Turbo Preview and Codex 1; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
- Check replacement coverage for Vision and Structured outputs before moving production traffic.
- Codex 1 adds Reasoning in local capability data.
Specs
| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025-05-16 | 2023-11-06 |
| Context window | 192k | 128k |
| Parameters | — | 1.76T (8x222B MoE)* |
| Architecture | Decoder Only | Mixture of Experts |
| License | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Openness | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Weights | Not released | Not released |
| Code | Unknown | Unknown |
| Commercial use | Commercial use: conditional | Commercial use: conditional |
| Knowledge cutoff | - | 2023-12 |
Pricing and availability
| Pricing attribute | Codex 1 | GPT-4 Turbo Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | - | $10/1M tokens |
| Output price | - | $30/1M tokens |
| Providers | - |
Capabilities
| Capability | Codex 1 | GPT-4 Turbo Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | No | Yes |
| Multimodal | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | No |
| JSON / Tool use | No | No |
| Structured outputs | No | Yes |
| Code execution | Yes | Yes |
| IDE integration | No | No |
| Computer use | No | No |
| Parallel agents | No | No |
Benchmarks
No shared benchmark scores are currently available for this pair.
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Last reviewed: 2026-06-15. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.