GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark vs GLM-4.7-Flash

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 62. 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 45.9. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is SWE-bench Verified, 80 to 40.

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark gives you the larger context window at 256K, compared with 200K for GLM-4.7-Flash.

Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark if you want the stronger benchmark profile. GLM-4.7-Flash 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

GLM-4.7-Flash

61.3

90
Terminal-Bench 2.0
64
82
BrowseComp
63
83
OSWorld-Verified
57

Coding

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

82.3

GLM-4.7-Flash

45.9

91
HumanEval
58
80
SWE-bench Verified
40
80
LiveCodeBench
45
85
SWE-bench Pro
48

Multimodal & Grounded

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

88.3

GLM-4.7-Flash

62.5

86
MMMU-Pro
58
91
OfficeQA Pro
68

Reasoning

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

92.7

GLM-4.7-Flash

69.7

94
SimpleQA
63
92
MuSR
61
97
BBH
86
91
LongBench v2
72
92
MRCRv2
76

Knowledge

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

78.3

GLM-4.7-Flash

54.1

97
MMLU
66
95
GPQA
65
93
SuperGPQA
63
91
OpenBookQA
61
88
MMLU-Pro
74
42
HLE
15
88
FrontierScience
63

Instruction Following

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

92

GLM-4.7-Flash

84

92
IFEval
84

Multilingual

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

90.8

GLM-4.7-Flash

81.8

94
MGSM
85
89
MMLU-ProX
80

Mathematics

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

96.7

GLM-4.7-Flash

74

98
AIME 2023
66
98
AIME 2024
68
97
AIME 2025
67
94
HMMT Feb 2023
62
96
HMMT Feb 2024
64
95
HMMT Feb 2025
63
95
BRUMO 2025
65
98
MATH-500
85

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or GLM-4.7-Flash?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is ahead overall, 87 to 62. The biggest single separator in this matchup is SWE-bench Verified, where the scores are 80 and 40.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or GLM-4.7-Flash?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 78.3 versus 54.1. 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-4.7-Flash?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 82.3 versus 45.9. 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 GLM-4.7-Flash?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 96.7 versus 74. 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-4.7-Flash?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 92.7 versus 69.7. 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-4.7-Flash?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 85.6 versus 61.3. 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-4.7-Flash?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 88.3 versus 62.5. 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-4.7-Flash?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 92 versus 84. 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-4.7-Flash?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for multilingual tasks in this comparison, averaging 90.8 versus 81.8. Inside this category, MGSM is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 12, 2026

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