GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark vs DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

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

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is clearly ahead on the aggregate, 87 to 70. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark's sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 82.3 against 51.2. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is LiveCodeBench, 80 to 45.

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark gives you the larger context window at 256K, compared with 128K for DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking).

Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark if you want the stronger benchmark profile. DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking) only becomes the better choice if its workflow or ecosystem matters more than the raw scoreboard.

Agentic

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

85.6

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

69.4

90
Terminal-Bench 2.0
71
82
BrowseComp
70
83
OSWorld-Verified
67

Coding

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

82.3

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

51.2

91
HumanEval
79
80
SWE-bench Verified
48
80
LiveCodeBench
45
85
SWE-bench Pro
58

Multimodal & Grounded

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

88.3

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

71

86
MMMU-Pro
66
91
OfficeQA Pro
77

Reasoning

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

92.7

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

80.6

94
SimpleQA
83
92
MuSR
81
97
BBH
86
91
LongBench v2
78
92
MRCRv2
78

Knowledge

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

78.3

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

64.4

97
MMLU
87
95
GPQA
85
93
SuperGPQA
83
91
OpenBookQA
81
88
MMLU-Pro
73
42
HLE
22
88
FrontierScience
77

Instruction Following

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

92

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

85

92
IFEval
85

Multilingual

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

90.8

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

80.8

94
MGSM
84
89
MMLU-ProX
79

Mathematics

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

96.7

DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)

85.1

98
AIME 2023
87
98
AIME 2024
89
97
AIME 2025
88
94
HMMT Feb 2023
83
96
HMMT Feb 2024
85
95
HMMT Feb 2025
84
95
BRUMO 2025
86
98
MATH-500
84

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is ahead overall, 87 to 70. The biggest single separator in this matchup is LiveCodeBench, where the scores are 80 and 45.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 78.3 versus 64.4. Inside this category, HLE is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 82.3 versus 51.2. Inside this category, LiveCodeBench is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for math, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 96.7 versus 85.1. Inside this category, MATH-500 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for reasoning, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 92.7 versus 80.6. Inside this category, MRCRv2 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for agentic tasks, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 85.6 versus 69.4. 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-Codex-Spark or DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 88.3 versus 71. Inside this category, MMMU-Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for instruction following, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 92 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-Codex-Spark or DeepSeek V3.2 (Thinking)?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for multilingual tasks in this comparison, averaging 90.8 versus 80.8. Inside this category, MGSM is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 12, 2026

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