Model · Multimodal language model

GPT-5.2 Codex

The December 2025 agentic-coding release with configurable reasoning effort, served Responses-only as the rotating gpt-5.2-codex alias with no fixed dated snapshot and retired on July 23, 2026, without downloadable model weights.

Developer
OpenAI
Distribution
Developer API
Artifact licensing
Proprietary access
License scope
Reviewed release artifacts and mandatory terms; not an assessment of training code or training data openness.
Licenses
OpenAI Services Agreement
Boundary
This record represents the GPT-5.2-Codex line launched December 18, 2025 and served only as the rotating gpt-5.2-codex alias with no fixed dated revision; OpenAI shut the API down on July 23, 2026, naming gpt-5.6-sol the substitute. Codex application behaviors, the GPT-5.3-Codex successor, fine-tuned derivatives, and the OpenAI API platform itself are separate service, application, or model boundaries.

Risk statements

“High” · Precautionary

As we did for other models in the GPT-5 series, we are treating GPT-5.2-Codex as High risk in the Biological and Chemical domain, and continuing to apply the corresponding safeguards.
Risk areas
Biological or chemical
Covers
The model itself

Read the developer's statement ↗ · 2026-10-09 · Research confidence: High

OpenAI names this release against “High” in biological or chemical capability, as a precaution. The statement covers the model itself. This is the developer's own statement, not an Atlas risk rating.

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