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| Pricing | Paid | Free |
| Starting Price | $1.75e-6 per prompt token | $5/mo (Mini) |
| Capabilities | 10 decomposed | 14 decomposed |
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Generates conversational responses with selective internal reasoning using an adaptive compute allocation strategy that routes queries to either fast direct inference or extended chain-of-thought processing based on query complexity heuristics. The model dynamically determines when to invoke deeper reasoning without explicit user control, optimizing for latency while maintaining reasoning quality on complex tasks.
Unique: Implements automatic reasoning budget allocation based on query complexity detection rather than requiring explicit user selection between 'fast' and 'reasoning' modes, reducing friction in chat interfaces while maintaining reasoning capability
vs alternatives: Faster than GPT-4 Turbo for simple queries and faster than o1 for all queries due to selective reasoning, but with less predictable reasoning depth than explicit reasoning models
Maintains and processes multi-turn conversation history with automatic context windowing and token-aware truncation, allowing the model to reference previous messages while respecting token limits. Uses a sliding window approach that prioritizes recent messages and system context, with optional explicit conversation state management via the messages array API.
Unique: Combines adaptive reasoning with conversation history to selectively apply extended thinking only to turns where context complexity warrants it, rather than applying uniform reasoning cost across all turns
vs alternatives: Larger context window (128K) than GPT-4 Turbo (128K shared) and better latency than o1 for conversational workloads, but less explicit control over reasoning allocation per turn than explicit reasoning models
Processes images embedded in chat messages (via URL or base64 encoding) and grounds text generation in visual content, enabling the model to answer questions about images, describe visual scenes, read text from images, and perform visual reasoning tasks. Images are tokenized into visual embeddings and fused with text tokens in the attention mechanism, allowing unified multimodal reasoning.
Unique: Integrates vision processing with adaptive reasoning, allowing the model to apply extended thinking to visually complex tasks (e.g., detailed chart analysis) while using fast inference for simple image questions
vs alternatives: Faster vision processing than GPT-4V due to optimized image tokenization, and includes reasoning capability that GPT-4V lacks, but with less fine-grained control over reasoning depth than explicit reasoning models
Enables the model to invoke external functions by generating structured function calls based on a developer-provided schema, with built-in validation against the schema and automatic retry logic for malformed calls. The model receives function definitions as JSON schemas, generates function_call objects with arguments, and receives function results to incorporate into subsequent reasoning steps.
Unique: Combines function calling with adaptive reasoning, allowing the model to perform extended thinking before deciding whether to invoke functions, improving decision quality for complex multi-step tool orchestration
vs alternatives: More flexible than Claude's tool_use (supports arbitrary JSON schemas) and faster than o1 for tool-calling tasks due to selective reasoning, but less deterministic than explicit tool-calling models
Returns model responses as a stream of text chunks via Server-Sent Events (SSE) rather than waiting for full completion, enabling real-time display of generated text as it's produced. Each chunk includes token usage, finish_reason, and logprobs if requested, allowing client-side token counting and early termination of long responses.
Unique: Streaming is optimized for low-latency delivery of adaptive reasoning results, with reasoning phases potentially streamed as thinking tokens (if enabled) before final response text
vs alternatives: Streaming latency is lower than GPT-4 Turbo due to optimized tokenization, and reasoning models (o1) do not support streaming, making GPT-5.2 the only option for real-time reasoning output
Allows fine-grained control over response randomness via temperature parameter (0.0-2.0), where lower values produce deterministic, focused outputs and higher values increase diversity and creativity. The model uses temperature to scale logits before sampling, affecting both the probability distribution and the sampling strategy (e.g., top-k, top-p) applied during generation.
Unique: Temperature control is orthogonal to adaptive reasoning — reasoning depth is determined independently, allowing users to control output variability without affecting reasoning quality
vs alternatives: Same temperature semantics as GPT-4 and other OpenAI models, providing consistency across model family, but with less fine-grained control than models supporting per-token temperature
Provides detailed token usage metrics for each API call, including prompt tokens, completion tokens, and cached tokens (if applicable), enabling cost tracking and optimization. Token counts are returned in the response metadata and can be aggregated across multiple calls to monitor usage patterns and estimate costs based on per-token pricing.
Unique: Token usage reporting includes adaptive reasoning overhead — completion tokens reflect the cost of internal reasoning even when reasoning is not explicitly visible to the user
vs alternatives: More transparent token reporting than some competitors, with explicit reasoning token costs visible in usage metrics, enabling accurate cost modeling for reasoning-heavy workloads
Caches frequently-used prompt segments (system prompts, long documents, code files) to reduce token consumption and latency on subsequent requests with identical context. Uses a content-based hashing mechanism to identify cacheable segments, with cache hits reducing both input token cost (90% discount) and processing latency by reusing pre-computed embeddings.
Unique: Prompt caching works transparently with adaptive reasoning — cached context is reused for reasoning phases, reducing both token cost and latency for reasoning-heavy queries with repeated context
vs alternatives: 90% token cost reduction on cache hits is more aggressive than some competitors, but ephemeral cache (5-minute TTL) is less persistent than persistent caching solutions, requiring application-level cache management for longer-lived context
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Converts text prompts describing website requirements into complete, multi-page responsive website layouts with copy, images, and animations in seconds. The system ingests natural language descriptions (e.g., 'three unique landing pages in dark mode for a modern design startup'), processes them through an undisclosed LLM pipeline, and outputs design variations as editable React-compatible components in the visual editor. Generation appears to be single-pass without iterative refinement loops, producing immediately-editable designs rather than requiring approval workflows.
Unique: Generates complete multi-page websites with layout, copy, images, and animations from single text prompts, outputting directly into a Figma-quality visual editor where designs remain fully editable rather than locked outputs. Most competitors (Wix, Squarespace) use template selection; Framer generates custom layouts per prompt.
vs alternatives: Faster than hiring a designer and more customizable than template-based builders, but slower and less flexible than human designers for complex brand requirements.
Browser-based visual design interface with design-tool-grade capabilities including responsive layout editing, effects/interactions/animations, shader effects (Holo Shader, Chromatic Aberration, Logo Shaders), and real-time multi-user collaboration. The editor supports role-based permissions (viewers read-only, editors can modify), direct copy editing on published pages, and simultaneous editing by multiple team members. Built on React component architecture allowing both visual design and custom code insertion without leaving the editor.
Unique: Combines Figma-level visual design capabilities with direct website publishing and custom React component integration in a single tool, eliminating the designer→developer handoff. Includes proprietary shader effects library (Holo, Chromatic Aberration) not available in standard design tools. Real-time collaboration uses Framer's infrastructure rather than relying on external sync services.
More design-capable than Webflow (which prioritizes no-code logic) and more publishing-integrated than Figma (which requires export to separate hosting), but less feature-rich for complex interactions than Webflow's visual logic builder.
Framer scores higher at 82/100 vs OpenAI: GPT-5.2 Chat at 23/100. Framer also has a free tier, making it more accessible.
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Enables creation and management of website content in multiple languages with separate content variants per locale. Available as a Pro-tier add-on with undisclosed pricing. Allows content creators to maintain language-specific versions of pages, CMS items, and copy. Implementation details (language detection, URL structure, fallback behavior, supported languages) are not documented.
Unique: Integrates multi-language content management directly into the CMS and visual editor, allowing designers to manage language variants without external translation tools. Content structure is shared across languages; only content is localized.
vs alternatives: Simpler than Contentful with language variants because no separate content model configuration required, but less flexible for complex localization workflows or translation management.
Enables one-click rollback to previous website versions, allowing teams to quickly revert breaking changes or problematic updates. Available on Pro tier and above. Maintains version history of published sites with ability to restore any previous version. Implementation details (version retention policy, automatic snapshots, granular change tracking) are not documented.
Unique: Provides one-click rollback directly in the publishing interface without requiring Git or version control knowledge. Automatic version snapshots are created on each publish. Most website builders require manual backups or external version control; Framer includes it natively.
vs alternatives: Simpler than Git-based workflows for non-technical users, but less granular than Git for selective rollback of specific changes.
Provides a server-side API for programmatic access to Framer sites, CMS content, and site management operations. Listed in product updates but not documented in detail. Capabilities, authentication, rate limits, and supported operations are unknown. Likely enables external systems to read/write CMS data, trigger deployments, or manage site configuration.
Unique: Provides server-side API access to Framer sites and CMS, enabling external integrations and automation. Specific capabilities unknown due to lack of documentation, but likely enables content synchronization with external systems.
vs alternatives: Unknown without documentation, but likely enables deeper integrations than visual-only builders like Wix or Squarespace.
Enables password protection of individual pages or entire sites, restricting access to authorized users only. Available on Basic tier and above. Allows teams to share draft content or restricted pages with specific audiences without making them publicly accessible. Implementation details (password hashing, session management, per-page vs site-wide protection) are not documented.
Unique: Integrates password protection directly into the publishing interface without requiring external authentication services. Available on Basic tier, making it accessible to all users. Simple password-based approach is easier than OAuth or SAML for non-technical users.
vs alternatives: Simpler than OAuth-based authentication for quick access control, but less secure for sensitive data because password-based protection is weaker than multi-factor authentication.
Integrated content management system supporting collections (content types), items (individual records), and relational data linking across collections. The CMS supports dynamic filtering of content on pages, multi-locale content variants (Pro add-on), and auto-publish/staging workflows. Data is stored in Framer's infrastructure with tiered limits: 1 collection/1,000 items (Basic), 10 collections/2,500 items (Pro), 20 collections/10,000 items (Scale). Relational CMS (linking between collections) is Pro-tier and above. Content can be edited directly on published pages without rebuilding.
Unique: Integrates CMS directly into the visual editor with no separate admin interface, allowing designers to manage content structure and pages in one tool. Supports relational data linking between collections (Pro+) and direct on-page editing of published content without rebuilds. Most website builders separate CMS from design; Framer unifies them.
vs alternatives: Simpler than Contentful or Strapi for non-technical users because CMS structure is defined visually, but less flexible for complex data models or external integrations.
One-click publishing of websites to Framer-managed global CDN with automatic responsive optimization across devices. Supports custom domain connection (free .com on annual plans), Framer subdomains, staging environments (Pro+), instant rollback (Pro+), site redirects (Pro+), and password protection (Basic+). Hosting includes 20 CDN locations on Basic/Pro tiers and 300+ locations on Scale tier. Bandwidth limits are 10 GB (Basic), 100 GB (Pro), 200 GB (Scale) with $40 per 100 GB overage charges. Page limits are 30 (Basic), 150 (Pro), 300 (Scale) with $20 per 100 additional pages.
Unique: Integrates hosting, CDN, and staging directly into the design tool with one-click publishing, eliminating separate hosting provider setup. Automatic responsive optimization and global CDN distribution are built-in rather than requiring external services. Staging and rollback are native features, not add-ons.
vs alternatives: Simpler than Vercel/Netlify for non-technical users because no Git/CI-CD knowledge required, but less flexible for complex deployment pipelines or custom server logic.
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