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LLaMA 3.1 vs GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

Meta
LLaMA 3.1
OpenAI
GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark
Overview
CompanyMetaOpenAI
Release dateJul 23 2024Feb 12 2026
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Specifications
Context window
128k
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
14%
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 3.1 shipped 569 days before GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark

Which is better: LLaMA 3.1 or GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark?

LLaMA 3.1 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. LLaMA 3.1 shipped 569 days before GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 3.1 is open weight, while GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — LLaMA 3.1 and GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

LLaMA 3.1 was released by Meta on Jul 23 2024.

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

LLaMA 3.1 is an open weight model released by Meta. GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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