GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark vs DeepSeekMath V2

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 66. 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 47.3. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is LiveCodeBench, 80 to 44.

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark gives you the larger context window at 256K, compared with 128K for DeepSeekMath V2.

Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark if you want the stronger benchmark profile. DeepSeekMath V2 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

DeepSeekMath V2

63.9

90
Terminal-Bench 2.0
65
82
BrowseComp
66
83
OSWorld-Verified
61

Coding

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

82.3

DeepSeekMath V2

47.3

91
HumanEval
72
80
SWE-bench Verified
45
80
LiveCodeBench
44
85
SWE-bench Pro
51

Multimodal & Grounded

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

88.3

DeepSeekMath V2

68.1

86
MMMU-Pro
64
91
OfficeQA Pro
73

Reasoning

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

92.7

DeepSeekMath V2

75.9

94
SimpleQA
77
92
MuSR
75
97
BBH
86
91
LongBench v2
75
92
MRCRv2
72

Knowledge

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

78.3

DeepSeekMath V2

61

97
MMLU
80
95
GPQA
79
93
SuperGPQA
77
91
OpenBookQA
75
88
MMLU-Pro
74
42
HLE
18
88
FrontierScience
73

Instruction Following

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

92

DeepSeekMath V2

83

92
IFEval
83

Multilingual

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

90.8

DeepSeekMath V2

82.5

94
MGSM
87
89
MMLU-ProX
80

Mathematics

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

96.7

DeepSeekMath V2

84

98
AIME 2023
80
98
AIME 2024
82
97
AIME 2025
81
94
HMMT Feb 2023
76
96
HMMT Feb 2024
78
95
HMMT Feb 2025
77
95
BRUMO 2025
79
98
MATH-500
90

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or DeepSeekMath V2?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is ahead overall, 87 to 66. The biggest single separator in this matchup is LiveCodeBench, where the scores are 80 and 44.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or DeepSeekMath V2?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 78.3 versus 61. 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 DeepSeekMath V2?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 82.3 versus 47.3. 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 DeepSeekMath V2?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 96.7 versus 84. Inside this category, AIME 2023 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for reasoning, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or DeepSeekMath V2?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 92.7 versus 75.9. 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 DeepSeekMath V2?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 85.6 versus 63.9. 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-Codex-Spark or DeepSeekMath V2?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 88.3 versus 68.1. 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 DeepSeekMath V2?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 92 versus 83. 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 DeepSeekMath V2?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for multilingual tasks in this comparison, averaging 90.8 versus 82.5. Inside this category, MMLU-ProX is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 12, 2026

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