GPT-5.3 Instant vs DeepSeek V3.2

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 64. 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 43.2. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is LiveCodeBench, 75 to 39.

GPT-5.3 Instant is the reasoning model in the pair, while DeepSeek V3.2 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 V3.2 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 V3.2

58.8

86
Terminal-Bench 2.0
60
82
BrowseComp
62
80
OSWorld-Verified
55

Coding

GPT-5.3 Instant

GPT-5.3 Instant

78.7

DeepSeek V3.2

43.2

88
HumanEval
76
76
SWE-bench Verified
45
75
LiveCodeBench
39
83
SWE-bench Pro
47

Multimodal & Grounded

GPT-5.3 Instant

GPT-5.3 Instant

95

DeepSeek V3.2

66

95
MMMU-Pro
61
95
OfficeQA Pro
72

Reasoning

GPT-5.3 Instant

GPT-5.3 Instant

94.2

DeepSeek V3.2

75.3

96
SimpleQA
81
94
MuSR
79
97
BBH
81
92
LongBench v2
69
94
MRCRv2
70

Knowledge

GPT-5.3 Instant

GPT-5.3 Instant

80.8

DeepSeek V3.2

60

99
MMLU
84
98
GPQA
83
96
SuperGPQA
81
94
OpenBookQA
79
89
MMLU-Pro
73
44
HLE
11
92
FrontierScience
72

Instruction Following

GPT-5.3 Instant

GPT-5.3 Instant

96

DeepSeek V3.2

85

96
IFEval
85

Multilingual

GPT-5.3 Instant

GPT-5.3 Instant

93.4

DeepSeek V3.2

82.1

96
MGSM
84
92
MMLU-ProX
81

Mathematics

GPT-5.3 Instant

GPT-5.3 Instant

97.2

DeepSeek V3.2

82.1

99
AIME 2023
84
99
AIME 2024
86
98
AIME 2025
85
95
HMMT Feb 2023
80
97
HMMT Feb 2024
82
96
HMMT Feb 2025
81
96
BRUMO 2025
83
98
MATH-500
81

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-5.3 Instant or DeepSeek V3.2?

GPT-5.3 Instant is ahead overall, 87 to 64. The biggest single separator in this matchup is LiveCodeBench, where the scores are 75 and 39.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5.3 Instant or DeepSeek V3.2?

GPT-5.3 Instant has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 80.8 versus 60. 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 V3.2?

GPT-5.3 Instant has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 78.7 versus 43.2. Inside this category, LiveCodeBench is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for math, GPT-5.3 Instant or DeepSeek V3.2?

GPT-5.3 Instant has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 97.2 versus 82.1. Inside this category, MATH-500 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for reasoning, GPT-5.3 Instant or DeepSeek V3.2?

GPT-5.3 Instant has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 94.2 versus 75.3. 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 V3.2?

GPT-5.3 Instant has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 82.9 versus 58.8. 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 V3.2?

GPT-5.3 Instant has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 95 versus 66. 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 V3.2?

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 V3.2?

GPT-5.3 Instant has the edge for multilingual tasks in this comparison, averaging 93.4 versus 82.1. Inside this category, MGSM is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 12, 2026

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