Model comparison
GPT-5.3 Codex vs Muse Spark 1.1
Muse Spark 1.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.9 to 45.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.3 Codex scores higher in 1 category and Muse Spark 1.1 in 1 category; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in agentic & tool use, where GPT-5.3 Codex leads 47.8 to 33.9.
- Muse Spark 1.1 is cheaper at $1.25 / $4.25 per million input/output tokens, against $1.75 / $14 for GPT-5.3 Codex.
- Muse Spark 1.1 accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 400K.
Side by side
| GPT-5.3 Codex | Muse Spark 1.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 45.5 | 49.9 |
| Released | 2026-02-05 | 2026-04-08 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 400K | 1.05M |
| Max output | 128K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.75 | $1.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $14 | $4.25 |
| Results tracked | 8 | 36 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Spark 1.1 leads
GPT-5.3 Codex: 48.5 (#51), Muse Spark 1.1: 50.8 (#38)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Codex | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1408 | 1542 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 74.8% | — |
| DeepSWE | — | 53.3% |
| SciCode | — | 58.8% |
| WeirdML | 79.3% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1497 |
| ALE-Bench | 1,655 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use GPT-5.3 Codex leads
GPT-5.3 Codex: 47.8 (#9), Muse Spark 1.1: 33.9 (#45)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Codex | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | 5,940 | 6,520 |
| Terminal-Bench | 78.4% | — |
| τ²-bench Banking | — | 40.5% |
| GBAEval | — | 7.9% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 15% |
| METR Time Horizons | 74.5% | — |
Reasoning Not comparable
GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Muse Spark 1.1: 45.9 (#41)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Codex | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 156.84 | 154.32 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 84.9% |
| CritPt | — | 15.1% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1486 |
| DTBench | — | 94.4% |
| LMCA | — | 49.9% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | — | 52.5% |
Math Not comparable
GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Muse Spark 1.1: 44.0 (#67)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Codex | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | — | 39% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1477 |
Knowledge Not comparable
GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Muse Spark 1.1: 52.8 (#55)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Codex | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 57.8% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1480 |
Multimodal Not comparable
GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Muse Spark 1.1: 41.9 (#28)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Codex | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1292 |
| LMArena Document | — | 1465 |
Multilingual Not comparable
GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Muse Spark 1.1: 56.8 (#16)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Codex | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1471 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1518 |
| LMArena French | — | 1494 |
| LMArena German | — | 1466 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1445 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1459 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1482 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1471 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Muse Spark 1.1: 76.8 (#36)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Codex | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1457 |
Long Context Not comparable
GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Muse Spark 1.1: 44.8 (#55)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Codex | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1463 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Muse Spark 1.1: 73.6 (#11)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Codex | Muse Spark 1.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1479 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1440 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1927 |
| EQ-Bench 4 | — | 1260 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1484 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-5.3 Codex better than Muse Spark 1.1?
Muse Spark 1.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 49.9 to 45.5 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, GPT-5.3 Codex or Muse Spark 1.1?
Muse Spark 1.1 is cheaper. It lists at $1.25 per million input tokens and $4.25 per million output tokens; GPT-5.3 Codex lists at $1.75 and $14.
Is GPT-5.3 Codex or Muse Spark 1.1 better for coding?
Muse Spark 1.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 50.8 versus 48.5 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Muse Spark 1.1 does, with 1.05M tokens against 400K.
How many benchmarks do GPT-5.3 Codex and Muse Spark 1.1 share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.3 Codex has 8 scored results on Noometry and Muse Spark 1.1 has 36.