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LLaMA 3.3 vs GPT-5.3-Codex

Meta
LLaMA 3.3
OpenAI
GPT-5.3-Codex
Overview
CompanyMetaOpenAI
Release dateDec 6 2024Feb 5 2026
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Specifications
Parameters
70B
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
24%
Next.js coding
Next.js Evals
83%
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 3.3 shipped 426 days before GPT-5.3-Codex

Which is better: LLaMA 3.3 or GPT-5.3-Codex?

LLaMA 3.3 and GPT-5.3-Codex don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. LLaMA 3.3 shipped 426 days before GPT-5.3-Codex, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 3.3 is open weight, while GPT-5.3-Codex is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — LLaMA 3.3 and GPT-5.3-Codex don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

LLaMA 3.3 was released by Meta on Dec 6 2024.

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

LLaMA 3.3 is an open weight model released by Meta. GPT-5.3-Codex is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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