OpenAI API exposes GPT-5.2 Codex through model ID gpt-5.2-codex. Use the setup steps, sourced pricing, capabilities, and official provider links below to validate this route before deployment.
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Quick Start
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- 2Use the OpenAI API SDK or REST API to call
gpt-5.2-codex— see the documentation for request format. - 3
Code Examples
pip install openaiOPENAI_API_KEYgpt-5.2-codexUse the model slug directly, e.g. "gpt-4o" or "gpt-4.1-mini".
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI() # reads OPENAI_API_KEY from env
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="gpt-5.2-codex",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Pricing on OpenAI API
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $1.75 |
| Output tokens | $14.00 |
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.