GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark vs Seed-2.0-Lite

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 63. 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 41.4. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is LiveCodeBench, 80 to 37.

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is also the more expensive model on tokens at $2.00 input / $8.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.25 input / $2.00 output per 1M tokens for Seed-2.0-Lite. That is roughly 4.0x on output cost alone. GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is the reasoning model in the pair, while Seed-2.0-Lite 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. Seed-2.0-Lite 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

Seed-2.0-Lite

55.1

90
Terminal-Bench 2.0
52
82
BrowseComp
63
83
OSWorld-Verified
53

Coding

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

82.3

Seed-2.0-Lite

41.4

91
HumanEval
63
80
SWE-bench Verified
45
80
LiveCodeBench
37
85
SWE-bench Pro
45

Multimodal & Grounded

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

88.3

Seed-2.0-Lite

79.6

86
MMMU-Pro
80
91
OfficeQA Pro
79

Reasoning

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

92.7

Seed-2.0-Lite

73

94
SimpleQA
68
92
MuSR
66
97
BBH
85
91
LongBench v2
76
92
MRCRv2
77

Knowledge

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

78.3

Seed-2.0-Lite

53.9

97
MMLU
71
95
GPQA
70
93
SuperGPQA
68
91
OpenBookQA
66
88
MMLU-Pro
73
42
HLE
7
88
FrontierScience
66

Instruction Following

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

92

Seed-2.0-Lite

89

92
IFEval
89

Multilingual

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

90.8

Seed-2.0-Lite

82.5

94
MGSM
87
89
MMLU-ProX
80

Mathematics

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

96.7

Seed-2.0-Lite

75

98
AIME 2023
71
98
AIME 2024
73
97
AIME 2025
72
94
HMMT Feb 2023
67
96
HMMT Feb 2024
69
95
HMMT Feb 2025
68
95
BRUMO 2025
70
98
MATH-500
81

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or Seed-2.0-Lite?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is ahead overall, 87 to 63. The biggest single separator in this matchup is LiveCodeBench, where the scores are 80 and 37.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark or Seed-2.0-Lite?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 78.3 versus 53.9. 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 Seed-2.0-Lite?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 82.3 versus 41.4. 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 Seed-2.0-Lite?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 96.7 versus 75. 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 Seed-2.0-Lite?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 92.7 versus 73. 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 Seed-2.0-Lite?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 85.6 versus 55.1. 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 Seed-2.0-Lite?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 88.3 versus 79.6. 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 Seed-2.0-Lite?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 92 versus 89. 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 Seed-2.0-Lite?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for multilingual tasks in this comparison, averaging 90.8 versus 82.5. Inside this category, MMLU-ProX is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 12, 2026

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