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Why use GPT-5.2 Codex on Vercel AI Gateway?
Vercel AI Gateway offers GPT-5.2 Codex with pay-as-you-go pricing at $1.75/1M input tokens. Vercel AI Gateway is a unified AI proxy providing a single OpenAI-compatible API endpoint to 275+ models from 25+ providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Mistral, DeepSeek, xAI, Alibaba, Amazon, ByteDance, Cohere, MiniMax, MoonshotAI, KwaiPilot, Black Forest Labs, Recraft, Voyage AI, NVIDIA, and more.
Compare GPT-5.2 Codex across 3 providers to find the best fit for your use caseSetup recipe
Python + curlpip install openaiexport AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY=...import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],openai/gpt-5.2-codexRequest example
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],
base_url="https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="openai/gpt-5.2-codex",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "openai/gpt-5.2-codex", not the LLMReference slug "gpt-5.2-codex".
- creator/model-name e.g. kwaipilot/kat-coder-pro-v2
- The examples expect AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.
Compare GPT-5.2 Codex Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| Vercel AI Gateway | $1.75 | $14.00 |
| OpenAI API | $1.75 | $14.00 |
| OpenRouter | $1.75 | $14.00 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $1.75 |
| Output tokens | $14.00 |
| Query | $10.00 |
Capabilities
About GPT-5.2 Codex
GPT-5.2-Codex is OpenAI's agentic coding model built on GPT-5.2, released December 18, 2025. Optimized for long-horizon professional software engineering tasks including large refactors, multi-file changes, and codebase migrations. Features context compaction for handling tasks exceeding a single context window, enhanced vision for interpreting screenshots, diagrams, and UI, and strengthened safeguards for defensive cybersecurity workflows. Available to paid ChatGPT users and via the Responses API.