GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark vs Llama 4 Maverick

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 43. 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 15.7. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is SWE-bench Pro, 85 to 17.

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is also the more expensive model on tokens at $2.00 input / $8.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Llama 4 Maverick. That is roughly Infinityx on output cost alone. GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is the reasoning model in the pair, while Llama 4 Maverick 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. Llama 4 Maverick gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 256K for GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark.

Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Llama 4 Maverick only becomes the better choice if you want the cheaper token bill or you need the larger 1M context window.

Agentic

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

85.6

Llama 4 Maverick

40.9

90
Terminal-Bench 2.0
37
82
BrowseComp
51
83
OSWorld-Verified
38

Coding

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

82.3

Llama 4 Maverick

15.7

91
HumanEval
38
80
SWE-bench Verified
13
80
LiveCodeBench
15
85
SWE-bench Pro
17

Multimodal & Grounded

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

88.3

Llama 4 Maverick

56.8

86
MMMU-Pro
59
91
OfficeQA Pro
54

Reasoning

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

92.7

Llama 4 Maverick

54

94
SimpleQA
44
92
MuSR
42
97
BBH
63
91
LongBench v2
63
92
MRCRv2
63

Knowledge

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

78.3

Llama 4 Maverick

36.5

97
MMLU
46
95
GPQA
45
93
SuperGPQA
43
91
OpenBookQA
41
88
MMLU-Pro
53
42
HLE
4
88
FrontierScience
45

Instruction Following

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

92

Llama 4 Maverick

68

92
IFEval
68

Multilingual

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

90.8

Llama 4 Maverick

59.8

94
MGSM
63
89
MMLU-ProX
58

Mathematics

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

96.7

Llama 4 Maverick

51.3

98
AIME 2023
46
98
AIME 2024
48
97
AIME 2025
47
94
HMMT Feb 2023
42
96
HMMT Feb 2024
44
95
HMMT Feb 2025
43
95
BRUMO 2025
45
98
MATH-500
59

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or Llama 4 Maverick?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is ahead overall, 87 to 43. The biggest single separator in this matchup is SWE-bench Pro, where the scores are 85 and 17.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or Llama 4 Maverick?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 78.3 versus 36.5. 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 Llama 4 Maverick?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 82.3 versus 15.7. 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 Llama 4 Maverick?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 96.7 versus 51.3. 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 Llama 4 Maverick?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 92.7 versus 54. 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 Llama 4 Maverick?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 85.6 versus 40.9. 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 Llama 4 Maverick?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 88.3 versus 56.8. Inside this category, OfficeQA Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for instruction following, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or Llama 4 Maverick?

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 Llama 4 Maverick?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for multilingual tasks in this comparison, averaging 90.8 versus 59.8. Inside this category, MGSM is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 12, 2026

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