GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark vs GLM-5 (Reasoning)

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 78. 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 62.5. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is LiveCodeBench, 80 to 58.

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark gives you the larger context window at 256K, compared with 200K for GLM-5 (Reasoning).

Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark if you want the stronger benchmark profile. GLM-5 (Reasoning) 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-5 (Reasoning)

78.3

90
Terminal-Bench 2.0
81
82
BrowseComp
80
83
OSWorld-Verified
74

Coding

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

82.3

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

62.5

91
HumanEval
88
80
SWE-bench Verified
62
80
LiveCodeBench
58
85
SWE-bench Pro
67

Multimodal & Grounded

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

88.3

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

78.5

86
MMMU-Pro
74
91
OfficeQA Pro
84

Reasoning

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

92.7

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

88.9

94
SimpleQA
92
92
MuSR
90
97
BBH
91
91
LongBench v2
86
92
MRCRv2
87

Knowledge

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

78.3

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

72

97
MMLU
96
95
GPQA
94
93
SuperGPQA
92
91
OpenBookQA
90
88
MMLU-Pro
81
42
HLE
29
88
FrontierScience
83

Instruction Following

Tie

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

92

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

92

92
IFEval
92

Multilingual

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

90.8

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

86.4

94
MGSM
89
89
MMLU-ProX
85

Mathematics

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

96.7

GLM-5 (Reasoning)

94.4

98
AIME 2023
98
98
AIME 2024
99
97
AIME 2025
98
94
HMMT Feb 2023
94
96
HMMT Feb 2024
96
95
HMMT Feb 2025
95
95
BRUMO 2025
96
98
MATH-500
92

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or GLM-5 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is ahead overall, 87 to 78. The biggest single separator in this matchup is LiveCodeBench, where the scores are 80 and 58.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or GLM-5 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 78.3 versus 72. 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-5 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 82.3 versus 62.5. 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 GLM-5 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 96.7 versus 94.4. 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-5 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 92.7 versus 88.9. Inside this category, BBH is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for agentic tasks, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or GLM-5 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 85.6 versus 78.3. 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-5 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 88.3 versus 78.5. 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-5 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark and GLM-5 (Reasoning) are effectively tied for instruction following here, both landing at 92 on average.

Which is better for multilingual tasks, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or GLM-5 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for multilingual tasks in this comparison, averaging 90.8 versus 86.4. Inside this category, MGSM is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 12, 2026

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