GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark vs GLM-4.7

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 67. 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 46.6. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is SWE-bench Verified, 80 to 43.

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

Quick Verdict

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

66.1

90
Terminal-Bench 2.0
67
82
BrowseComp
72
83
OSWorld-Verified
61

Coding

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

82.3

GLM-4.7

46.6

91
HumanEval
78
80
SWE-bench Verified
43
80
LiveCodeBench
43
85
SWE-bench Pro
51

Multimodal & Grounded

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

88.3

GLM-4.7

70.5

86
MMMU-Pro
66
91
OfficeQA Pro
76

Reasoning

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

92.7

GLM-4.7

80.2

94
SimpleQA
82
92
MuSR
80
97
BBH
84
91
LongBench v2
79
92
MRCRv2
78

Knowledge

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

78.3

GLM-4.7

61.8

97
MMLU
86
95
GPQA
84
93
SuperGPQA
82
91
OpenBookQA
80
88
MMLU-Pro
74
42
HLE
16
88
FrontierScience
72

Instruction Following

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

92

GLM-4.7

85

92
IFEval
85

Multilingual

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

90.8

GLM-4.7

79.1

94
MGSM
81
89
MMLU-ProX
78

Mathematics

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

96.7

GLM-4.7

85

98
AIME 2023
86
98
AIME 2024
88
97
AIME 2025
87
94
HMMT Feb 2023
82
96
HMMT Feb 2024
84
95
HMMT Feb 2025
83
95
BRUMO 2025
85
98
MATH-500
85

Frequently Asked Questions

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

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is ahead overall, 87 to 67. The biggest single separator in this matchup is SWE-bench Verified, where the scores are 80 and 43.

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

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 78.3 versus 61.8. 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 GLM-4.7?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 82.3 versus 46.6. 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?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 96.7 versus 85. Inside this category, MATH-500 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 92.7 versus 80.2. 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 GLM-4.7?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 85.6 versus 66.1. 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?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 88.3 versus 70.5. 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?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 92 versus 85. 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?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for multilingual tasks in this comparison, averaging 90.8 versus 79.1. Inside this category, MGSM is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 12, 2026

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