GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark vs Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B

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 61. 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 44.2. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is SWE-bench Pro, 85 to 46.

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 Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B. That is roughly Infinityx on output cost alone. GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is the reasoning model in the pair, while Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B 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.

Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B only becomes the better choice if you want the cheaper token bill or 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

Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B

55.3

90
Terminal-Bench 2.0
55
82
BrowseComp
59
83
OSWorld-Verified
53

Coding

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

82.3

Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B

44.2

91
HumanEval
59
80
SWE-bench Verified
46
80
LiveCodeBench
42
85
SWE-bench Pro
46

Multimodal & Grounded

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

88.3

Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B

60.4

86
MMMU-Pro
55
91
OfficeQA Pro
67

Reasoning

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

92.7

Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B

71.8

94
SimpleQA
64
92
MuSR
62
97
BBH
88
91
LongBench v2
77
92
MRCRv2
77

Knowledge

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

78.3

Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B

55.8

97
MMLU
68
95
GPQA
67
93
SuperGPQA
65
91
OpenBookQA
63
88
MMLU-Pro
75
42
HLE
16
88
FrontierScience
66

Instruction Following

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

92

Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B

86

92
IFEval
86

Multilingual

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

90.8

Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B

81.5

94
MGSM
86
89
MMLU-ProX
79

Mathematics

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

96.7

Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B

74.6

98
AIME 2023
67
98
AIME 2024
69
97
AIME 2025
68
94
HMMT Feb 2023
63
96
HMMT Feb 2024
65
95
HMMT Feb 2025
64
95
BRUMO 2025
66
98
MATH-500
85

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is ahead overall, 87 to 61. The biggest single separator in this matchup is SWE-bench Pro, where the scores are 85 and 46.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 78.3 versus 55.8. 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 Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 82.3 versus 44.2. 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 Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 96.7 versus 74.6. 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 Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 92.7 versus 71.8. 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 Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 85.6 versus 55.3. 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 Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 88.3 versus 60.4. 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 Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 92 versus 86. 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 Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for multilingual tasks in this comparison, averaging 90.8 versus 81.5. Inside this category, MMLU-ProX is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 12, 2026

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