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Claude Opus 5.5 (medium) vs GPT-5.3-Codex (medium)

Claude Opus 5.5 (medium) leads on average score with 9.2 vs 9.1. GPT-5.3-Codex (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $1.318 vs $1.804. GPT-5.3-Codex (medium) is faster at 18.87s vs 25.85s, with pass rates of 89.9% vs 84.1%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-07

Compared models

Rank
#29
Total Output Tokens
32,127
Response Time (avg)
25.85s
Total Cost
$1.804
Rank
#34
Total Output Tokens
66,287
Response Time (avg)
18.87s
Total Cost
$1.318
Recommended model GPT-5.3-Codex (medium)

It offers the best overall trade-off: a competitive score (9.1), lower cost than Claude Opus 5.5 (medium), and balanced response time.

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Opus 5.5 Claude Opus 5.5 medium Release: 2026-09-23 GPT-5.3-Codex GPT-5.3-Codex medium Release: 2026-02-05
Score 9.2 9.1
Rank #29 #34
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.7 8.6
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 89.9% 84.1%
Flaky tests 1 4
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 9.016 7.753
Total Cost $1.804 $1.318
Input Price $4.000 / 1M $1.750 / 1M
Output Price $20.000 / 1M $14.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.200 / 1M $0.175 / 1M
Cache Write Price $5.000 / 1M N/A
Total Input Tokens 290,117 222,794
Output Tokens 9,805 7,357
Reasoning Tokens 22,322 58,930
Response Time (avg) 25.85s 18.87s
Response Time (max) 90.20s 100.93s
Response Time (total) 594.63s 433.94s
Parameters ~5T total (~500B active) ~1.2T total (~80B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#29 Claude Opus 5.5

medium
Cost
$0.053
Time
25.6s
Tokens
2,781 tok

#34 GPT-5.3-Codex

medium
Cost
$0.049
Time
54.9s
Tokens
3,580 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Opus 5.5 8.4 7.4 88.9% 1 13.50s 10,608 636 4,341
GPT-5.3-Codex 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 19.50s 7,302 535 10,890

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