GPT-5.2
OpenAIProprietary
GPT-5.2 is a vision-language model from OpenAI. It ranks 81 of 167 on LMArena’s overall vision board with 1229±6 from 20,100 votes. Its best category is Homework (#72 of 118). License: Proprietary.
Key figures
- Developer
- OpenAI
- License
- Proprietary
- First seen (our snapshots)
- 2026-10-26
Who it suits
- Overall #81 of 167: upper half.
- Strongest category: Homework (#72 of 118).
- Proprietary; used through OpenAI’s apps or API.
Neighbours on the overall board
| # | Model | Score | Votes | License | Δ vs this model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | GPT-5 Chat OpenAI | 1232 | 39,894 | Proprietary | +3 |
| 79 |  Grok 4.7 (xHigh) xAI | 1231 | 3,736 | Proprietary | +2 |
| 80 | Grok 4.3 xAI | 1229 | 27,901 | Proprietary | +0 |
| 81 | GPT-5.2 OpenAI | 1229 | 20,100 | Proprietary | |
| 82 |  MiMo-V2-Omni Xiaomi | 1228 | 10,650 | Proprietary | -1 |
| 83 |  Mistral Medium 3.5 Mistral | 1222 | 5,375 | Modified MIT | -7 |
| 84 | Mistral Large 3 Mistral | 1220 | 9,254 | Apache 2.0 | -9 |
Alternatives · More from OpenAI
| # | Model | Score | Votes | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | GPT-5.4 (High) OpenAI | 1303 | 30,747 | Proprietary |
| 21 | GPT-5.5 OpenAI | 1297 | 28,781 | Proprietary |
| 25 | GPT-5.5 (High) OpenAI | 1293 | 27,067 | Proprietary |
| 27 | GPT-5.4 OpenAI | 1292 | 22,804 | Proprietary |
| 29 | GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) OpenAI | 1288 | 2,330 | Proprietary |
Alternatives · Top open-weight models
| # | Model | Score | Votes | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 |  GLM-5.3-Flash Z.ai | 1294 | 16,254 | MIT |
| 34 |  Kimi K2.6 Moonshot AI | 1282 | 16,368 | Modified MIT |
| 38 |  DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-20260910 (Max) DeepSeek | 1278 | 4,100 | MIT |
| 39 |  Gemma 4 31B Google | 1276 | 40,219 | Apache 2.0 |
| 44 |  Qwen3.8-27B Alibaba | 1269 | 7,614 | Apache 2.0 |
How to read these scores
- If two scores differ by less than their ± intervals, the models are statistically close.
- Each category board is computed independently; do not compare scores across categories.
- Models with few votes move more; ranks of new entries may change.
FAQ
Where does GPT-5.2 rank among vision models?
Overall rank 81 (1229); OCR rank 83 (1233); Diagrams rank 79 (1246); Homework rank 72 (1258); Captioning rank 26 (1174); Entity recognition rank 38 (1197); Creative writing rank 71 (1225); Humor rank 76 (1196); English rank 83 (1230); Chinese rank 65 (1270) (LMArena, data as of Oct 26, 2026).
How good is GPT-5.2 at OCR?
GPT-5.2 ranks 83 of 123 on LMArena’s OCR board with 1233 (13,789 votes).
Is GPT-5.2 better with Chinese or English prompts?
Chinese board: #65 of 128 (1270); English board: #83 of 167 (1230). The boards are computed separately, so compare ranks rather than scores.
Is GPT-5.2 open-weight?
No. LMArena lists it as Proprietary; it is available through OpenAI’s apps or API.
How far is GPT-5.2 from #1?
#1 overall is Claude Fable 5 (High) (1325); GPT-5.2 has 1229, 96 points behind.
Sources
LMArena data published Oct 19, 2026.
Synced here Oct 26, 2026.
Price, context length and release date have no reliable public data here and are not shown; all figures come from snapshots, blanks are –.