GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark vs MiniMax M1 80k

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 35. 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 13.8. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is LiveCodeBench, 80 to 10.

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is the reasoning model in the pair, while MiniMax M1 80k 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. GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark gives you the larger context window at 256K, compared with 80K for MiniMax M1 80k.

Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark if you want the stronger benchmark profile. MiniMax M1 80k only becomes the better choice if you would rather avoid the extra latency and token burn of a reasoning model.

Agentic

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

85.6

MiniMax M1 80k

32.1

90
Terminal-Bench 2.0
30
82
BrowseComp
37
83
OSWorld-Verified
31

Coding

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

82.3

MiniMax M1 80k

13.8

91
HumanEval
28
80
SWE-bench Verified
16
80
LiveCodeBench
10
85
SWE-bench Pro
17

Multimodal & Grounded

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

88.3

MiniMax M1 80k

39

86
MMMU-Pro
34
91
OfficeQA Pro
45

Reasoning

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

92.7

MiniMax M1 80k

41.7

94
SimpleQA
34
92
MuSR
32
97
BBH
64
91
LongBench v2
45
92
MRCRv2
46

Knowledge

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

78.3

MiniMax M1 80k

31.3

97
MMLU
36
95
GPQA
35
93
SuperGPQA
33
91
OpenBookQA
31
88
MMLU-Pro
51
42
HLE
2
88
FrontierScience
39

Instruction Following

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

92

MiniMax M1 80k

68

92
IFEval
68

Multilingual

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

90.8

MiniMax M1 80k

59.1

94
MGSM
63
89
MMLU-ProX
57

Mathematics

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

96.7

MiniMax M1 80k

44.9

98
AIME 2023
36
98
AIME 2024
38
97
AIME 2025
37
94
HMMT Feb 2023
32
96
HMMT Feb 2024
34
95
HMMT Feb 2025
33
95
BRUMO 2025
35
98
MATH-500
57

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or MiniMax M1 80k?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is ahead overall, 87 to 35. The biggest single separator in this matchup is LiveCodeBench, where the scores are 80 and 10.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or MiniMax M1 80k?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 78.3 versus 31.3. 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 MiniMax M1 80k?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 82.3 versus 13.8. 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 MiniMax M1 80k?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 96.7 versus 44.9. 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 MiniMax M1 80k?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 92.7 versus 41.7. 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 MiniMax M1 80k?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 85.6 versus 32.1. 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 MiniMax M1 80k?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 88.3 versus 39. 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 MiniMax M1 80k?

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 MiniMax M1 80k?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for multilingual tasks in this comparison, averaging 90.8 versus 59.1. Inside this category, MMLU-ProX is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 12, 2026

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