# GPT-5.3 Codex vs Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-5.3 Codex and Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-5-3-codex-vs-qwen3-6-max-preview
- Last updated: September 29, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 3
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.7

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: GPT-5.3 Codex and Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) share only 3 sourced benchmark rows.

## Summary

- Only 3 shared sourced benchmark rows are available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- GPT-5.3 Codex has the larger published context window at 400K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-5.3 Codex | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | Alibaba |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 400K | 256K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 61.81 | 54.95 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 10 | 10 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.75 / $14.00 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 54.1 (Estimated · #34/117)
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Codex | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 77.3% | 65.4% | GPT-5.3 Codex |
| OSWorld-Verified | 64.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | 57.47% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| JobBench | 33.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| QwenClawBench | Coming soon | 59.0% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 55.5 (Supported · #29/143)
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: 47.1 (Supported · #47/143)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Codex | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 85% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | 56.8% | 57.3% | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) |
| SWE-Rebench | 58.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | 61.77% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | 87.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | 78.0% | 72.8% | GPT-5.3 Codex |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 47% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 42.9% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 65.4% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 79.6 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: Coming soon

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 76.7 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 63.8 (Estimated · #31/169)
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Codex | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SuperGPQA | Coming soon | 73.9% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 91.2 (#14/124)
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: Coming soon

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) public-lane score: 41.3 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Codex | Qwen 3.6 Max (preview) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | Coming soon | 23.103% | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | Coming soon | 4.167% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between GPT-5.3 Codex and Qwen 3.6 Max (preview)?

Not yet. The models share only 3 sourced benchmark rows, 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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