GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark vs Gemini 1.0 Pro

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 46. 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 13.1. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is SWE-bench Verified, 80 to 5.

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is the reasoning model in the pair, while Gemini 1.0 Pro 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-Spark gives you the larger context window at 256K, compared with 32K for Gemini 1.0 Pro.

Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Gemini 1.0 Pro only becomes the better choice if you would rather avoid the extra latency and token burn of a reasoning model.

Agentic

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

85.6

Gemini 1.0 Pro

39.8

90
Terminal-Bench 2.0
36
82
BrowseComp
51
83
OSWorld-Verified
36

Coding

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

82.3

Gemini 1.0 Pro

13.1

91
HumanEval
54
80
SWE-bench Verified
5
80
LiveCodeBench
16
85
SWE-bench Pro
12

Multimodal & Grounded

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

88.3

Gemini 1.0 Pro

68.1

86
MMMU-Pro
73
91
OfficeQA Pro
62

Reasoning

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

92.7

Gemini 1.0 Pro

57.4

94
SimpleQA
60
92
MuSR
58
97
BBH
73
91
LongBench v2
51
92
MRCRv2
54

Knowledge

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

78.3

Gemini 1.0 Pro

42.8

97
MMLU
62
95
GPQA
62
93
SuperGPQA
60
91
OpenBookQA
58
88
MMLU-Pro
54
42
HLE
1
88
FrontierScience
54

Instruction Following

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

92

Gemini 1.0 Pro

77

92
IFEval
77

Multilingual

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

90.8

Gemini 1.0 Pro

66.8

94
MGSM
72
89
MMLU-ProX
64

Mathematics

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

96.7

Gemini 1.0 Pro

65.9

98
AIME 2023
62
98
AIME 2024
64
97
AIME 2025
63
94
HMMT Feb 2023
58
96
HMMT Feb 2024
60
95
HMMT Feb 2025
59
95
BRUMO 2025
61
98
MATH-500
72

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or Gemini 1.0 Pro?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is ahead overall, 87 to 46. The biggest single separator in this matchup is SWE-bench Verified, where the scores are 80 and 5.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or Gemini 1.0 Pro?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 78.3 versus 42.8. 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 Gemini 1.0 Pro?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 82.3 versus 13.1. Inside this category, SWE-bench Verified is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for math, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or Gemini 1.0 Pro?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 96.7 versus 65.9. 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 Gemini 1.0 Pro?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 92.7 versus 57.4. Inside this category, LongBench v2 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for agentic tasks, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or Gemini 1.0 Pro?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 85.6 versus 39.8. 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-Codex-Spark or Gemini 1.0 Pro?

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, OfficeQA Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for instruction following, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or Gemini 1.0 Pro?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 92 versus 77. 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 Gemini 1.0 Pro?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for multilingual tasks in this comparison, averaging 90.8 versus 66.8. Inside this category, MMLU-ProX is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 12, 2026

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