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DeepSeek-V3.2 vs GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.2
OpenAI
GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekOpenAI
Release dateDec 1 2025Feb 12 2026
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Specifications
Context window
128k
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
13%
Timeline
Release gapDeepSeek-V3.2 shipped 73 days before GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

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

DeepSeek-V3.2 and GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. DeepSeek-V3.2 shipped 73 days before GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

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

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

Frequently asked questions

DeepSeek-V3.2 was released by DeepSeek on Dec 1 2025.

GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark was released by OpenAI on Feb 12 2026.

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

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