GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark vs GLM-4.5

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 36. 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 14.4. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is SWE-bench Pro, 85 to 15.

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is the reasoning model in the pair, while GLM-4.5 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 128K for GLM-4.5.

Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark if you want the stronger benchmark profile. GLM-4.5 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

GLM-4.5

31.3

90
Terminal-Bench 2.0
28
82
BrowseComp
37
83
OSWorld-Verified
31

Coding

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

82.3

GLM-4.5

14.4

91
HumanEval
29
80
SWE-bench Verified
18
80
LiveCodeBench
13
85
SWE-bench Pro
15

Multimodal & Grounded

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

88.3

GLM-4.5

41

86
MMMU-Pro
36
91
OfficeQA Pro
47

Reasoning

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

92.7

GLM-4.5

43.8

94
SimpleQA
35
92
MuSR
33
97
BBH
61
91
LongBench v2
48
92
MRCRv2
52

Knowledge

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

78.3

GLM-4.5

32

97
MMLU
37
95
GPQA
36
93
SuperGPQA
34
91
OpenBookQA
32
88
MMLU-Pro
51
42
HLE
3
88
FrontierScience
40

Instruction Following

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

92

GLM-4.5

68

92
IFEval
68

Multilingual

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

90.8

GLM-4.5

58.1

94
MGSM
60
89
MMLU-ProX
57

Mathematics

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

96.7

GLM-4.5

45.5

98
AIME 2023
37
98
AIME 2024
39
97
AIME 2025
38
94
HMMT Feb 2023
33
96
HMMT Feb 2024
35
95
HMMT Feb 2025
34
95
BRUMO 2025
36
98
MATH-500
57

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or GLM-4.5?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is ahead overall, 87 to 36. The biggest single separator in this matchup is SWE-bench Pro, where the scores are 85 and 15.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or GLM-4.5?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 78.3 versus 32. Inside this category, MMLU is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or GLM-4.5?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 82.3 versus 14.4. Inside this category, SWE-bench Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for math, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or GLM-4.5?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 96.7 versus 45.5. 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 GLM-4.5?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 92.7 versus 43.8. Inside this category, SimpleQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for agentic tasks, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or GLM-4.5?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 85.6 versus 31.3. 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 GLM-4.5?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 88.3 versus 41. 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 GLM-4.5?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 92 versus 68. 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 GLM-4.5?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for multilingual tasks in this comparison, averaging 90.8 versus 58.1. Inside this category, MGSM is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 12, 2026

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