# GPT-5.3 Codex vs Ultramarine 1 Flash

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-5.3 Codex and Ultramarine 1 Flash across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-5-3-codex-vs-ultramarine-1-flash
- Last updated: October 15, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: GPT-5.3 Codex and Ultramarine 1 Flash 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.
- Ultramarine 1 Flash has the lower published output-token price.
- GPT-5.3 Codex has the larger published context window at 400K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-5.3 Codex | Ultramarine 1 Flash |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | Paper Instruments |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 400K | Not disclosed |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 60.4 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 11 | 5 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.75 / $14.00 | $0.15 / $0.50 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 55.6 (Estimated · #40/126)
- Ultramarine 1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Codex | Ultramarine 1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 77.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | 64.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | 57.47% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| JobBench | 33.7% | 62.9% | Ultramarine 1 Flash |
| AutomationBench | Coming soon | 50.2% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 83.2% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 53.6 (Supported · #35/149)
- Ultramarine 1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Codex | Ultramarine 1 Flash | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 85% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | 56.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-Rebench | 58.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 77.3% | 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% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 83.2% | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | Coming soon | 61.5% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 83.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Ultramarine 1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

### Multimodal & Grounded

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

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 65.2 (Estimated · #33/182)
- Ultramarine 1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 92.6 (#18/146)
- Ultramarine 1 Flash public-lane score: Coming soon

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between GPT-5.3 Codex and Ultramarine 1 Flash?

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.

## Related Comparisons

- [GPT-5.3 Codex vs GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark](/compare/gpt-5-3-codex-vs-gpt-5-3-codex-spark)
- [Ultramarine 1 Flash vs GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark](/compare/gpt-5-3-codex-spark-vs-ultramarine-1-flash)
- [GPT-5.3 Codex vs Claude Opus 5.5](/compare/claude-opus-5-5-vs-gpt-5-3-codex)
- [Ultramarine 1 Flash vs Claude Opus 5.5](/compare/claude-opus-5-5-vs-ultramarine-1-flash)

## Explore More

- [GPT-5.3 Codex profile](/models/gpt-5-3-codex)
- [Ultramarine 1 Flash profile](/models/ultramarine-1-flash)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
- [Alternative Finder](/tools/alternative-finder)
- [LLM Selector](/tools/llm-selector)
- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)