Data points: 62
Model compare
The readout for GPT-5.3 Codex and Qwen3.8 Max, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: GPT-5.3 Codex. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
GPT-5.3 Codex
GPT-5.3 Codex has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 66.7 to 33.3.
Evidence depth
62 data points
Includes 0 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 6 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-5.3 Codex
The charts below split 6 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-5.3 Codex and Qwen3.8 Max: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | GPT-5.3 Codex | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Weighted overall score | 66.7 pts | 33.3 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 0 categories | 0 categories |
| Operational advantages | Free providers, Provider coverage | Cheapest input price |
| Context window | 400K tokens | 1M tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 131.1K tokens |
| Modalities | Input TextImageFile Output Text |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | GPT-5.3 Codex | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | OpenAI | Qwen |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Aug 2026 |
| Parameters | No data | No data |
| Tokenizer | GPT | Qwen |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | No data |
| OpenRouter ID | openai/gpt-5.3-codex | qwen/qwen3.8-max |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-5.3 Codex and Qwen3.8 Max: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
GPT-5.3 Codex
GPT-5.3 Codex has these operational advantages: Free providers, Provider coverage.
Qwen3.8 Max
Qwen3.8 Max has these operational advantages: Cheapest input price.
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
GPT-5.3 Codex
56.4
Avg. score
Qwen3.8 Max
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GPT-5.3 Codex
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
No shared professional benchmark scores are available yet.
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | GPT-5.3 Codex | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | GPT-5.3 Codex | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
10 tests | GPT-5.3 Codex speed / latency 201 tok/s / 2135ms input / output No data | Qwen3.8 Max speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
5 tests | GPT-5.3 Codex speed / latency 35 tok/s / 17640ms input / output No data | Qwen3.8 Max speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
5 tests | GPT-5.3 Codex speed / latency 63 tok/s / 3786ms input / output No data | Qwen3.8 Max speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | GPT-5.3 Codex speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3.8 Max speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
0 tests | GPT-5.3 Codex gpt-5.3-codex-openai-compact speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $1.40/M/$11.20/M | Qwen3.8 Max qwen3.8-max-preview speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output $60.00/M |
GPT-5.3 Codex gpt-5.3-codex speed / latency No data input / output $0.120/M/$0.959/M | Qwen3.8 Max qwen3.8-max-preview speed / latency No data input / output $0.171/M |
Weighted outcome: GPT-5.3 Codex. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Input
Output
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputImage inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning |
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