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Gemini 1.5 Flash vs GPT-5.3-Codex

Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash
OpenAI
GPT-5.3-Codex
Overview
CompanyGoogleOpenAI
Release dateMay 14 2024Feb 5 2026
AccessProprietaryProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
24%
Next.js coding
Next.js Evals
83%
Community preference (code)
Arena Elo (Code)
1406
Timeline
Release gapGemini 1.5 Flash shipped 632 days before GPT-5.3-Codex

Which is better: Gemini 1.5 Flash or GPT-5.3-Codex?

Gemini 1.5 Flash and GPT-5.3-Codex don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Gemini 1.5 Flash shipped 632 days before GPT-5.3-Codex, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Gemini 1.5 Flash and GPT-5.3-Codex don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Gemini 1.5 Flash was released by Google on May 14 2024.

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

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