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

GPT-5.5 (medium) leads on average score with 9.0 vs 8.9. GPT-5.3-Codex (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.988 vs $4.163. GPT-5.3-Codex (medium) is faster at 16.91s vs 38.97s, with pass rates of 83.3% vs 87.9%.

Last updated at: 2026-08-20

Rank
#22
Total Output Tokens
60,374
Response Time (avg)
16.91s
Total Cost
$0.988
Rank
#19
Total Output Tokens
125,316
Response Time (avg)
38.97s
Total Cost
$4.163
Recommended model GPT-5.3-Codex (medium)

Its score stays close to the best score here (8.9 vs 9.0), while costing about 4.2x less than GPT-5.5 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric GPT-5.3-Codex GPT-5.3-Codex medium Release: 2026-02-05 GPT-5.5 GPT-5.5 medium Release: 2026-04-24
Score 8.9 9.0
Rank #22 #19
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.6 8.9
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 83.3% 87.9%
Flaky tests 4 3
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 6.171 23.127
Total Cost $0.988 $4.163
Input Price $1.750 / 1M $5.000 / 1M
Output Price $14.000 / 1M $30.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 81,187 80,668
Output Tokens 6,258 5,617
Reasoning Tokens 54,116 119,699
Response Time (avg) 16.91s 38.97s
Response Time (max) 100.93s 332.10s
Response Time (total) 372.03s 857.43s
Parameters ~1.2T total (~80B active) ~1.5T total (~100B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#22 GPT-5.3-Codex

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

#19 GPT-5.5

medium
Cost
$0.112
Time
71.9s
Tokens
3,807 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
GPT-5.3-Codex 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 19.50s 7,302 535 10,890
GPT-5.5 8.8 7.8 88.9% 1 59.77s 7,305 362 24,959

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