GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark vs Kimi K2.5 (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 76. 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 64.1. 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 128K for Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning).

Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Kimi K2.5 (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

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

73.1

90
Terminal-Bench 2.0
75
82
BrowseComp
77
83
OSWorld-Verified
68

Coding

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

82.3

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

64.1

91
HumanEval
84
80
SWE-bench Verified
65
80
LiveCodeBench
58
85
SWE-bench Pro
70

Multimodal & Grounded

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

88.3

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

74.3

86
MMMU-Pro
72
91
OfficeQA Pro
77

Reasoning

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

92.7

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

84.9

94
SimpleQA
88
92
MuSR
86
97
BBH
91
91
LongBench v2
82
92
MRCRv2
81

Knowledge

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

78.3

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

69.7

97
MMLU
92
95
GPQA
90
93
SuperGPQA
88
91
OpenBookQA
86
88
MMLU-Pro
81
42
HLE
27
88
FrontierScience
80

Instruction Following

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

92

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

91

92
IFEval
91

Multilingual

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

90.8

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

86.7

94
MGSM
88
89
MMLU-ProX
86

Mathematics

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

96.7

Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)

92.6

98
AIME 2023
94
98
AIME 2024
96
97
AIME 2025
95
94
HMMT Feb 2023
90
96
HMMT Feb 2024
92
95
HMMT Feb 2025
91
95
BRUMO 2025
93
98
MATH-500
92

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is ahead overall, 87 to 76. 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 Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 78.3 versus 69.7. 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 Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 82.3 versus 64.1. 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 Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 96.7 versus 92.6. 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 Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 92.7 versus 84.9. 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 Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 85.6 versus 73.1. 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 Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 88.3 versus 74.3. 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 Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 92 versus 91. 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 Kimi K2.5 (Reasoning)?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for multilingual tasks in this comparison, averaging 90.8 versus 86.7. Inside this category, MGSM is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 12, 2026

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