GPT-5.3 Instant vs DeepSeek LLM 2.0

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, and math workflows.

GPT-5.3 Instant is clearly ahead on the aggregate, 87 to 62. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

GPT-5.3 Instant's sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 78.7 against 42.9. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is SWE-bench Pro, 83 to 46.

GPT-5.3 Instant is the reasoning model in the pair, while DeepSeek LLM 2.0 is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use.

Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.3 Instant if you want the stronger benchmark profile. DeepSeek LLM 2.0 only becomes the better choice if you would rather avoid the extra latency and token burn of a reasoning model.

Agentic

GPT-5.3 Instant

GPT-5.3 Instant

82.9

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

57.9

86
Terminal-Bench 2.0
57
82
BrowseComp
62
80
OSWorld-Verified
56

Coding

GPT-5.3 Instant

GPT-5.3 Instant

78.7

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

42.9

88
HumanEval
73
76
SWE-bench Verified
46
75
LiveCodeBench
39
83
SWE-bench Pro
46

Multimodal & Grounded

GPT-5.3 Instant

GPT-5.3 Instant

95

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

64.5

95
MMMU-Pro
60
95
OfficeQA Pro
70

Reasoning

GPT-5.3 Instant

GPT-5.3 Instant

94.2

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

73.6

96
SimpleQA
77
94
MuSR
75
97
BBH
81
92
LongBench v2
70
94
MRCRv2
69

Knowledge

GPT-5.3 Instant

GPT-5.3 Instant

80.8

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

57.5

99
MMLU
79
98
GPQA
78
96
SuperGPQA
76
94
OpenBookQA
74
89
MMLU-Pro
72
44
HLE
12
92
FrontierScience
67

Instruction Following

GPT-5.3 Instant

GPT-5.3 Instant

96

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

85

96
IFEval
85

Multilingual

GPT-5.3 Instant

GPT-5.3 Instant

93.4

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

78.8

96
MGSM
82
92
MMLU-ProX
77

Mathematics

GPT-5.3 Instant

GPT-5.3 Instant

97.2

DeepSeek LLM 2.0

80.8

99
AIME 2023
80
99
AIME 2024
82
98
AIME 2025
81
95
HMMT Feb 2023
76
97
HMMT Feb 2024
78
96
HMMT Feb 2025
77
96
BRUMO 2025
79
98
MATH-500
83

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-5.3 Instant or DeepSeek LLM 2.0?

GPT-5.3 Instant is ahead overall, 87 to 62. The biggest single separator in this matchup is SWE-bench Pro, where the scores are 83 and 46.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5.3 Instant or DeepSeek LLM 2.0?

GPT-5.3 Instant has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 80.8 versus 57.5. Inside this category, HLE is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, GPT-5.3 Instant or DeepSeek LLM 2.0?

GPT-5.3 Instant has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 78.7 versus 42.9. Inside this category, SWE-bench Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for math, GPT-5.3 Instant or DeepSeek LLM 2.0?

GPT-5.3 Instant has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 97.2 versus 80.8. Inside this category, AIME 2023 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for reasoning, GPT-5.3 Instant or DeepSeek LLM 2.0?

GPT-5.3 Instant has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 94.2 versus 73.6. Inside this category, MRCRv2 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for agentic tasks, GPT-5.3 Instant or DeepSeek LLM 2.0?

GPT-5.3 Instant has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 82.9 versus 57.9. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for multimodal and grounded tasks, GPT-5.3 Instant or DeepSeek LLM 2.0?

GPT-5.3 Instant has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 95 versus 64.5. Inside this category, MMMU-Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for instruction following, GPT-5.3 Instant or DeepSeek LLM 2.0?

GPT-5.3 Instant has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 96 versus 85. Inside this category, IFEval is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for multilingual tasks, GPT-5.3 Instant or DeepSeek LLM 2.0?

GPT-5.3 Instant has the edge for multilingual tasks in this comparison, averaging 93.4 versus 78.8. Inside this category, MMLU-ProX is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 12, 2026

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