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Model comparison

GPT-5.3 Codex vs Mistral Large 3

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 12 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

66.69/100
Margin
16.3pts
← winning
50.4/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GPT-5.3 Codex #26 (Supported); Mistral Large 3 #113 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GPT-5.3 Codex and Mistral Large 3 share 12 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 9 results are unique to GPT-5.3 Codex; 4 to Mistral Large 3.

Updated July 20, 2026
Shared results
12
GPT-5.3 Codex only
9
Mistral Large 3 only
4
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for GPT-5.3 Codex and Mistral Large 3 is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 12 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 is priced at $1.75 input / $14.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.50 input / $1.50 output per 1M tokens for Mistral Large 3. GPT-5.3 Codex has the larger context window at 400K, compared with 128K for Mistral Large 3.

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 Mistral Large 3
CategoryGPT-5.3 CodexΔMistral Large 3
AgenticGPT-5.3 Codex71.4MarginNo overlapMistral Large 3Not measured
CodingGPT-5.3 Codex67.2MarginNo overlapMistral Large 3Not measured

Operational comparison

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

MetricGPT-5.3 CodexMistral Large 3Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-5.3 Codex$1.75 input / $14 outputMistral Large 3$0.5 input / $1.5 outputMistral Large 3 has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-5.3 Codex79 tok/sMistral Large 348 tok/sGPT-5.3 Codex has the higher measured throughput.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-5.3 Codex88.26 sMistral Large 31.04 sMistral Large 3 reaches the first token sooner.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-5.3 Codex400KMistral Large 3128KGPT-5.3 Codex lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexMistral Large 3Result
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 77.3%Not comparable
OSWorld-VerifiedSource 64.7%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 86%24.6%GPT-5.3 Codex leads
Gert LabsSource 57.47%Not comparable
JobBenchSource 33.7%Not comparable
AA Agentic IndexSource 5.5%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 6.6%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 633Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexMistral Large 3Result
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%36.2%GPT-5.3 Codex leads
AA Coding IndexSource 20.1%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexMistral Large 3Result
AA-LCRSource 74.0%34.7%GPT-5.3 Codex leads
CritPtSource 16.9%0.0%GPT-5.3 Codex leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexMistral Large 3Result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 44.3%15.9%GPT-5.3 Codex leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 91.5%68.0%GPT-5.3 Codex leads
AA-HLESource 39.9%4.1%GPT-5.3 Codex leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 9.9%-39.4%GPT-5.3 Codex leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 51.8%24.1%GPT-5.3 Codex leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 86.9%83.7%Mistral Large 3 leads
Multimodal
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexMistral Large 3Result
AA-MMMU-ProSource 78.5%55.7%GPT-5.3 Codex leads
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1195Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexMistral Large 3Result
AA-IFBenchSource 75.4%36.2%GPT-5.3 Codex leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare GPT-5.3 Codex and Mistral Large 3 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 Mistral Large 3 today?

GPT-5.3 Codex: $1.75 input / $14.00 output per 1M tokens Mistral Large 3: $0.50 input / $1.50 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

GPT-5.3 Codex
API / mo$11,813
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Mistral Large 3
API / mo$1,500
Self-host / mo$9,110
Break-even380M/day
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: July 20, 2026

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