Model comparison

GPT-5.3 Codex vs Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct

GPT-5.3 Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.8 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.3 Codex OpenAI

45.8

Rank #69 Reported

Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct Microsoft

29.7

Rank #305 Confirmed

Summary

  • The widest gap is in coding, where GPT-5.3 Codex leads 48.6 to 28.8.
  • Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GPT-5.3 Codex and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct specifications
GPT-5.3 CodexPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
ProviderOpenAIMicrosoft
Noometry Index45.829.7
Released2026-02-052024-04-23
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window400K—
Max output128K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.75—
Output $ / M tokens$14—
Results tracked819

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Category by category

Coding GPT-5.3 Codex leads

GPT-5.3 Codex: 48.6 (#56), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 28.8 (#312)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
SWE-bench Verified74.8%—
LMArena WebDev1409—
WeirdML79.3%—
BigCodeBench Instruct—29.6%
LMArena Coding—1039
BigCodeBench Complete—40.6%
ALE-Bench1,655—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: 48.0 (#9), Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
Terminal-Bench78.4%—
METR Time Horizons74.5%—
Vending-Bench 25,940—

Reasoning Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 19.6 (#256)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts—1028
Epoch Capabilities Index156.77—

Math Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 31.6 (#222)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Math—1089

Knowledge Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 26.8 (#254)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Expert—984

Multilingual Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 25.2 (#285)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Non-English—1000
LMArena Chinese—1016
LMArena French—1039
LMArena German—1006
LMArena Japanese—899
LMArena Korean—856
LMArena Russian—1004
LMArena Spanish—1059

Instruction Following Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 51.8 (#294)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following—1023

Long Context Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 30.4 (#289)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Longer Query—996

Writing & Preference Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct: 27.1 (#301)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexPhi 3 Mini 128k Instruct
LMArena Text—1050
LMArena Creative Writing—1024
LMArena Multi-Turn—989

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.3 Codex better than Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct?

GPT-5.3 Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.8 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.

Is GPT-5.3 Codex or Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct better for coding?

GPT-5.3 Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 28.8 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.3 Codex and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.3 Codex has 8 scored results on Noometry and Phi 3 Mini 128k Instruct has 19.

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