# GPT-5.3 Codex vs ZAYA1-74B-Preview

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-5.3 Codex and ZAYA1-74B-Preview across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-5-3-codex-vs-zaya1-74b-preview
- Last updated: September 23, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 1
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.6

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: GPT-5.3 Codex and ZAYA1-74B-Preview 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.
- ZAYA1-74B-Preview 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 | ZAYA1-74B-Preview |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | Zyphra |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 400K | 256K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 62.07 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 10 | 7 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.75 / $14.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 54.8 (Estimated · #30/105)
- ZAYA1-74B-Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Codex | ZAYA1-74B-Preview | 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% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| τ²-bench Airline | Coming soon | 56.1% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 56.8 (Supported · #23/135)
- ZAYA1-74B-Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Codex | ZAYA1-74B-Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 85% | 53.2% | GPT-5.3 Codex |
| SWE-bench Pro | 56.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| 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% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 65.7% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 78.3 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- ZAYA1-74B-Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 75.7 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- ZAYA1-74B-Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 64 (Estimated · #25/160)
- ZAYA1-74B-Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Codex | ZAYA1-74B-Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 68.1% | Coming soon |
| GPQA | Coming soon | 57.3% | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 57.3% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: 91.2 (#14/124)
- ZAYA1-74B-Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.3 Codex public-lane score: Coming soon
- ZAYA1-74B-Preview public-lane score: 51.6 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Codex | ZAYA1-74B-Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 76.4% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between GPT-5.3 Codex and ZAYA1-74B-Preview?

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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- [ZAYA1-74B-Preview vs ZAYA1-8B](/compare/zaya1-74b-preview-vs-zaya1-8b)

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