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

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 53. 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 24.7. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is LiveCodeBench, 80 to 21.

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is also the more expensive model on tokens at $2.00 input / $8.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.10 input / $0.40 output per 1M tokens for Seed-2.0-Mini. That is roughly 20.0x on output cost alone. GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is the reasoning model in the pair, while Seed-2.0-Mini 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-Mini 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-Mini

46.2

90
Terminal-Bench 2.0
43
82
BrowseComp
53
83
OSWorld-Verified
45

Coding

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

82.3

Seed-2.0-Mini

24.7

91
HumanEval
55
80
SWE-bench Verified
22
80
LiveCodeBench
21
85
SWE-bench Pro
29

Multimodal & Grounded

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

88.3

Seed-2.0-Mini

73.1

86
MMMU-Pro
74
91
OfficeQA Pro
72

Reasoning

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

92.7

Seed-2.0-Mini

64.8

94
SimpleQA
59
92
MuSR
57
97
BBH
73
91
LongBench v2
68
92
MRCRv2
72

Knowledge

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

78.3

Seed-2.0-Mini

44.6

97
MMLU
62
95
GPQA
61
93
SuperGPQA
59
91
OpenBookQA
57
88
MMLU-Pro
62
42
HLE
1
88
FrontierScience
54

Instruction Following

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

92

Seed-2.0-Mini

80

92
IFEval
80

Multilingual

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

90.8

Seed-2.0-Mini

71.8

94
MGSM
75
89
MMLU-ProX
70

Mathematics

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

96.7

Seed-2.0-Mini

65.1

98
AIME 2023
62
98
AIME 2024
64
97
AIME 2025
63
94
HMMT Feb 2023
58
96
HMMT Feb 2024
60
95
HMMT Feb 2025
59
95
BRUMO 2025
61
98
MATH-500
70

Frequently Asked Questions

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

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is ahead overall, 87 to 53. The biggest single separator in this matchup is LiveCodeBench, where the scores are 80 and 21.

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

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 78.3 versus 44.6. 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-Mini?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 82.3 versus 24.7. 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-Mini?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 96.7 versus 65.1. 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-Mini?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for reasoning in this comparison, averaging 92.7 versus 64.8. 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 Seed-2.0-Mini?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 85.6 versus 46.2. 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-Mini?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for multimodal and grounded tasks in this comparison, averaging 88.3 versus 73.1. 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-Mini?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 92 versus 80. 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-Mini?

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark has the edge for multilingual tasks in this comparison, averaging 90.8 versus 71.8. Inside this category, MGSM is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 12, 2026

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