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GPT-5 vs GPT-5.3 Codex Spark: API price and specs

GPT-5 is 64% cheaper than GPT-5.3 Codex Spark on input price.

GPT-5 is 64% cheaper than GPT-5.3 Codex Spark on output price.

GPT-5 is 64% cheaper than GPT-5.3 Codex Spark on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.

GPT-5 has a 212.5% larger context than GPT-5.3 Codex Spark.

FieldGPT-5GPT-5.3 Codex Spark
Lowest input, per 1M$0.62$1.75 +180%
Median input, per 1M$1.25$1.75 +40%
Lowest output, per 1M$5.00$14.00 +180%
Median output, per 1M$10.00$14.00 +40%
Lowest unit price——
Cost of 1M in + 200k out$1.62$4.55 +180%
Context400K128K +68%
Max output128K128K
Providers252 +92%
RegionsEU, GLOBAL, US—
Acceptsfile, image, image/gif, image/jpeg, image/png, image/webp, pdf, textimage, pdf, text
Returnstexttext
TypeText modelsText models
Free optionnono
Cheapest provideropenrouteropenai

Your own workload: how many tokens the model gets (input) and gives back (output) - for example, in a month. The "Cost" row of the table above is recalculated for these numbers, for each model.

Computed from current offers each time the page opens; the best value of a row is bold, the percent is how far behind the best.

Providers selling both

openai, opencode

Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper, GPT-5 or GPT-5.3 Codex Spark?

GPT-5 is 64% cheaper than GPT-5.3 Codex Spark on input price. GPT-5 is 64% cheaper than GPT-5.3 Codex Spark on output price. GPT-5 is 64% cheaper than GPT-5.3 Codex Spark on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.

Which has the larger context, GPT-5 or GPT-5.3 Codex Spark?

GPT-5: 400K tokens; GPT-5.3 Codex Spark: 128K tokens.

Where can I use both GPT-5 and GPT-5.3 Codex Spark?

openai, opencode