DeepSeek V3 vs GPT-5.3 Codex

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

GPT-5.3 Codex is clearly ahead on the aggregate, 59 to 25. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

GPT-5.3 Codex's sharpest advantage is in reasoning, where it averages 93.9 against 24.9. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is SimpleQA, 24.9% to 95%.

GPT-5.3 Codex is also the more expensive model on tokens at $2.50 input / $10.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.27 input / $1.10 output per 1M tokens for DeepSeek V3. That is roughly 9.1x on output cost alone. GPT-5.3 Codex is the reasoning model in the pair, while DeepSeek V3 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. GPT-5.3 Codex gives you the larger context window at 400K, compared with 128K for DeepSeek V3.

Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.3 Codex if you want the stronger benchmark profile. DeepSeek V3 only becomes the better choice if you want the cheaper token bill or you would rather avoid the extra latency and token burn of a reasoning model.

Agentic

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Terminal-Bench 2.0
77.3%
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OSWorld-Verified
64.7%

Coding

GPT-5.3 Codex

DeepSeek V3

42

GPT-5.3 Codex

56.8

42%
SWE-bench Verified
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HumanEval
95%
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SWE-bench Pro
56.8%

Multimodal & Grounded

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Reasoning

GPT-5.3 Codex

DeepSeek V3

24.9

GPT-5.3 Codex

93.9

24.9%
SimpleQA
95%
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MuSR
93%

Knowledge

GPT-5.3 Codex

DeepSeek V3

69.6

GPT-5.3 Codex

96

59.1%
GPQA
97%
88.5%
MMLU
99%
75.9%
MMLU-Pro
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SuperGPQA
95%
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OpenBookQA
93%

Instruction Following

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Multilingual

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Mathematics

GPT-5.3 Codex

DeepSeek V3

90.2

GPT-5.3 Codex

96

39.2%
AIME 2024
99%
90.2%
MATH-500
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AIME 2023
99%
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AIME 2025
98%
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HMMT Feb 2023
95%
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HMMT Feb 2024
97%
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HMMT Feb 2025
96%
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BRUMO 2025
96%

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek V3 or GPT-5.3 Codex?

GPT-5.3 Codex is ahead overall, 59 to 25. The biggest single separator in this matchup is SimpleQA, where the scores are 24.9% and 95%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek V3 or GPT-5.3 Codex?

GPT-5.3 Codex has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 96 versus 69.6. Inside this category, GPQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek V3 or GPT-5.3 Codex?

GPT-5.3 Codex has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 56.8 versus 42. DeepSeek V3 stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek V3 or GPT-5.3 Codex?

GPT-5.3 Codex has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 96 versus 90.2. Inside this category, AIME 2024 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek V3 or GPT-5.3 Codex?

GPT-5.3 Codex has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 93.9 versus 24.9. Inside this category, SimpleQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 17, 2026

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