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GPT-5.3 Codex vs Grok 4

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 13 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

66.69/100
Margin
6.3pts
← winning
60.42/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GPT-5.3 Codex #26 (Supported); Grok 4 #50 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GPT-5.3 Codex and Grok 4 share 13 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 8 results are unique to GPT-5.3 Codex; 3 to Grok 4.

Updated July 20, 2026
Shared results
13
GPT-5.3 Codex only
8
Grok 4 only
3
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for GPT-5.3 Codex and Grok 4 is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 13 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.

GPT-5.3 Codex has the larger context window at 400K, compared with 128K for Grok 4.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for GPT-5.3 Codex and Grok 4
CategoryGPT-5.3 CodexΔGrok 4
AgenticGPT-5.3 Codex71.4MarginNo overlapGrok 4Not measured
CodingGPT-5.3 Codex67.2MarginNo overlapGrok 4Not measured
MathGPT-5.3 CodexNot measuredMarginNo overlapGrok 415.3

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGPT-5.3 CodexGrok 4Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-5.3 Codex$1.75 input / $14 outputGrok 4Not availableA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-5.3 Codex79 tok/sGrok 454 tok/sGPT-5.3 Codex has the higher measured throughput.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-5.3 Codex88.26 sGrok 415.60 sGrok 4 reaches the first token sooner.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-5.3 Codex400KGrok 4128KGPT-5.3 Codex lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexGrok 4Result
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 77.3%Not comparable
OSWorld-VerifiedSource 64.7%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 86%74.9%GPT-5.3 Codex leads
Gert LabsSource 57.47%42.34%GPT-5.3 Codex leads
JobBenchSource 33.7%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexGrok 4Result
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 85%Not comparable
SWE-bench ProSource 56.8%Not comparable
SWE-RebenchSource 58.2%Not comparable
Vibe Code BenchSource 61.77%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 53.2%45.7%GPT-5.3 Codex leads
React Native EvalsSource 72.6%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexGrok 4Result
AA-LCRSource 74.0%68.0%GPT-5.3 Codex leads
CritPtSource 16.9%2.0%GPT-5.3 Codex leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexGrok 4Result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 44.3%33.3%GPT-5.3 Codex leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 91.5%87.7%GPT-5.3 Codex leads
AA-HLESource 39.9%23.9%GPT-5.3 Codex leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 9.9%3.8%GPT-5.3 Codex leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 51.8%41.4%GPT-5.3 Codex leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 86.9%64.2%Grok 4 leads
Math
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexGrok 4Result
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 19.655%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 2.083%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexGrok 4Result
AA-MMMU-ProSource 78.5%68.8%GPT-5.3 Codex leads
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1195Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexGrok 4Result
AA-IFBenchSource 75.4%53.7%GPT-5.3 Codex leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare GPT-5.3 Codex and Grok 4 on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.

Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?

BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.

What data is available for GPT-5.3 Codex and Grok 4 today?

GPT-5.3 Codex: $1.75 input / $14.00 output per 1M tokens Grok 4: Pricing unavailable Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

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Last updated: July 20, 2026

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