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GPT-5.3-Codex (medium) vs Qwen3.8 Max (medium)

Qwen3.8 Max (medium) leads on average score with 9.0 vs 8.9. Qwen3.8 Max (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.771 vs $0.988. GPT-5.3-Codex (medium) is faster at 16.91s vs 23.34s, with pass rates of 83.3% vs 80.3%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-18

Compared models

Rank
#32
Total Output Tokens
60,374
Response Time (avg)
16.91s
Total Cost
$0.988
Rank
#29
Total Output Tokens
92,047
Response Time (avg)
23.34s
Total Cost
$0.771
Recommended model Qwen3.8 Max (medium)

It has the strongest score in this comparison (9.0) and the best overall balance of cost and response time across all 2 models.

Detailed comparison

Metric GPT-5.3-Codex GPT-5.3-Codex medium Release: 2026-02-05 Qwen3.8 Max Qwen3.8 Max medium Release: 2026-08-04
Score 8.9 9.0
Rank #32 #29
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.6 9.7
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 83.3% 80.3%
Flaky tests 4 1
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 6.171 4.532
Total Cost $0.988 $0.771
Input Price $1.750 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $14.000 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 81,187 109,055
Output Tokens 6,258 6,566
Reasoning Tokens 54,116 85,481
Response Time (avg) 16.91s 23.34s
Response Time (max) 100.93s 126.60s
Response Time (total) 372.03s 513.47s
Parameters ~1.2T total (~80B active) 2.4T total (~100B active)
Availability Closed Closed

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#32 GPT-5.3-Codex

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

#29 Qwen3.8 Max

medium
Cost
$0.028
Time
71.9s
Tokens
4,750 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
Qwen3.8 Max 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 41.35s 7,893 430 23,804

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