# DeepSeek-R1 vs GPT-5.3 Codex

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for DeepSeek-R1 and GPT-5.3 Codex across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/deepseek-r1-vs-gpt-5-3-codex
- Last updated: October 17, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 1
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: DeepSeek-R1 and GPT-5.3 Codex share only 1 sourced benchmark row.

## Summary

- Only 1 shared sourced benchmark row is available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- DeepSeek-R1 has the lower published output-token price.
- GPT-5.3 Codex has the larger published context window at 400K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | DeepSeek-R1 | GPT-5.3 Codex |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | DeepSeek | OpenAI |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 400K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 41.08 | 60.48 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 8 | 11 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.55 / $2.19 | $1.75 / $14.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek-R1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 55.5 (Estimated · #41/128)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1 | GPT-5.3 Codex | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 77.3% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | Coming soon | 64.7% | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | Coming soon | 57.47% | Coming soon |
| JobBench | Coming soon | 33.7% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek-R1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 53.5 (Supported · #35/150)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1 | GPT-5.3 Codex | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 49.2% | 85% | GPT-5.3 Codex |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 56.8% | Coming soon |
| SWE-Rebench | Coming soon | 58.2% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 77.3% | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | Coming soon | 61.77% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 87.3% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 78.0% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek-R1 public-lane score: 64.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 83.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek-R1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 80.1 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek-R1 public-lane score: 41.5 (Supported · #112/184)
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 65.4 (Estimated · #33/184)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1 | GPT-5.3 Codex | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | 90.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | 71.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | 84% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SimpleQA | 30.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek-R1 public-lane score: 45.9 (#103/148)
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 92.6 (#18/148)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1 | GPT-5.3 Codex | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 83.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- DeepSeek-R1 public-lane score: Coming soon
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-R1 | GPT-5.3 Codex | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME 2024 | 79.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MATH-500 | 97.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between DeepSeek-R1 and GPT-5.3 Codex?

Not yet. The models share only 1 sourced benchmark row, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

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