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DeepSeek V3.2 Exp vs GPT-5.3-Codex

DeepSeek
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
OpenAI
GPT-5.3-Codex
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekOpenAI
Release dateSep 29 2025Feb 5 2026
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
24%
Next.js coding
Next.js Evals
83%
Community preference (code)
Arena Elo (Code)
1406
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek V3.2 Exp shipped 129 days before GPT-5.3-Codex

Which is better: DeepSeek V3.2 Exp or GPT-5.3-Codex?

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and GPT-5.3-Codex don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. DeepSeek V3.2 Exp shipped 129 days before GPT-5.3-Codex, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp is open weight, while GPT-5.3-Codex is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and GPT-5.3-Codex don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp was released by DeepSeek on Sep 29 2025.

GPT-5.3-Codex was released by OpenAI on Feb 5 2026.

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp is an open weight model released by DeepSeek. GPT-5.3-Codex is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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