GPT-5.3-Codex vs Ling 3.0 Flash
GPT-5.3-Codex leads Ling 3.0 Flash on coding, 60.0 to 29.6 on the Vibe Coding Index, and Ling 3.0 Flash costs 115.2x less per output token ($0.1215 vs $14.00 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; 7 benchmarks have a result for both.
GPT-5.3-Codex or Ling 3.0 Flash: which to pick
Pick GPT-5.3-Codex for coding: it scores 60.0 on the Vibe Coding Index against 29.6 for Ling 3.0 Flash.
Pick Ling 3.0 Flash for output tokens 115.2x cheaper ($0.1215 vs $14.00 per million) and a lower cost per solved task ($0.05 against $0.59).
- Shared results
- 7
- GPT-5.3-Codex only
- 27
- Ling 3.0 Flash only
- 17
- Like-for-like categories
- 4 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
GPT-5.3-Codex
GPT-5.3-Codex scores 60.0 against 29.6.
3 and 2 benchmarks behind the scores
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
GPT-5.3-Codex
GPT-5.3-Codex leads, 32.5 against 20.1.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Ling 3.0 Flash has a AA Agentic Index result, 19.3.
Directional only
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only Ling 3.0 Flash has a GPQA Diamond result, 84.8%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only Ling 3.0 Flash has a MMLU Pro result, 82.0%.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only GPT-5.3-Codex has a Design Arena: websites result, 1163.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
GPT-5.3-Codex
GPT-5.3-Codex takes 400K tokens against 262K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Ling 3.0 Flash
GPT-5.3-Codex $0.0088, Ling 3.0 Flash $0.0001 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
Ling 3.0 Flash
GPT-5.3-Codex $0.59, Ling 3.0 Flash $0.05.
Published attempt cost and pass rate
At a glance
- Coding index
- GPT-5.3-Codex 60.0 from 3 benchmarks, Ling 3.0 Flash 29.6 from 2 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Coding, 25.0 points apart on average over 3 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI): GPT-5.3-Codex 61.8% against Ling 3.0 Flash 2.9%, 58.9 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- GPT-5.3-Codex $14.00 against Ling 3.0 Flash $0.1215 per million output tokens, 115.2x apart.
- Context window
- GPT-5.3-Codex takes 400K tokens, Ling 3.0 Flash 262K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | GPT-5.3-Codex | Bars | Ling 3.0 Flash | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 3 | 0 | ||
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 2 | 0 | ||
| General | 1 | 0 | ||
| All shared boards | 7 | 0 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index30
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3-Codex | Ling 3.0 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1407 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| AA Coding Index | Not measured | 50.6 | Only Ling 3.0 Flash measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 87.3% | 84.0% | GPT-5.3-Codex |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | 78.0% | 65.2% | GPT-5.3-Codex |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 61.8% | 2.9% | GPT-5.3-Codex |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | Not measured | 0.0% | Only Ling 3.0 Flash measured |
| IOI (Vals AI) | 53.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 50.2% | Only Ling 3.0 Flash measured |
| SkillsBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 27.9% | Only Ling 3.0 Flash measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 42.0% | Only Ling 3.0 Flash measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 53.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Terminal-Bench | 78.4% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| WeirdML | 79.3% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| ALE-Bench | 1655.2 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1395 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1422 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| LMArena WebDev: from an image | 1443 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 22 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3-Codex | Ling 3.0 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 32.5 | 20.1 | GPT-5.3-Codex |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 157.1 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index12 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3-Codex | Ling 3.0 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | Not measured | 19.3 | Only Ling 3.0 Flash measured |
| Design Arena: agents building web apps | 1032 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Design Arena: agents building full-stack apps | 983 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Design Arena: agents building mobile apps | 1054 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Android apps | 1084 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Godot games | 1124 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | Not measured | 30.3% | Only Ling 3.0 Flash measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 0.0% | Only Ling 3.0 Flash measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 25.0% | Only Ling 3.0 Flash measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 86.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| METR time horizons | 74.5% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Vending-Bench 2 | $5,940 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 29 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3-Codex | Ling 3.0 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | Not measured | 84.8% | Only Ling 3.0 Flash measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 91.5% | 85.5% | GPT-5.3-Codex |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 42.5% | 23.7% | GPT-5.3-Codex |
| Neither model has a result on the other 19 boards here | |||
MathNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3-Codex | Ling 3.0 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 13 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3-Codex | Ling 3.0 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | Not measured | 82.0% | Only Ling 3.0 Flash measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 79.7% | Only Ling 3.0 Flash measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | Not measured | 61.9% | Only Ling 3.0 Flash measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | Not measured | 70.7% | Only Ling 3.0 Flash measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | Not measured | 32.3% | Only Ling 3.0 Flash measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3-Codex | Ling 3.0 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1163 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1137 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1161 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1164 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1008 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1145 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1129 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | 1152 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3-Codex | Ling 3.0 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 50.7% | Only Ling 3.0 Flash measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | Not measured | 80.9% | Only Ling 3.0 Flash measured |
| IFBench | 75.4% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 83.3% | 73.0% | GPT-5.3-Codex |
| Neither model has a result on the other 42 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3-Codex | Ling 3.0 Flash | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Ling 3.0 Flash costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Ling 3.0 Flash costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Ling 3.0 Flash costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | OpenAI GPT-5.3-Codex | inclusionAI Ling 3.0 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | OpenAI | inclusionAI |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | February 24, 2026 | July 23, 2026 |
| Context window | 400K | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $1.75 | $0.0405 |
| Output $/Mtok | $14.00 | $0.1215 |
| Coding index | 60.0 | 29.6 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 3 | 2 |
| Cost per solved task | $0.59 | $0.05 |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is GPT-5.3-Codex better than Ling 3.0 Flash for coding?
Pick GPT-5.3-Codex for coding: it scores 60.0 on the Vibe Coding Index against 29.6 for Ling 3.0 Flash. Pick Ling 3.0 Flash for output tokens 115.2x cheaper ($0.1215 vs $14.00 per million) and a lower cost per solved task ($0.05 against $0.59).
Which is cheaper, GPT-5.3-Codex or Ling 3.0 Flash?
GPT-5.3-Codex costs $1.75 per million input tokens and $14.00 per million output tokens; Ling 3.0 Flash costs $0.0405 and $0.1215. Per solved SWE-bench Verified task, GPT-5.3-Codex costs $0.59 and Ling 3.0 Flash $0.05.
Which has the bigger context window, GPT-5.3-Codex or Ling 3.0 Flash?
GPT-5.3-Codex, with 400K tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks is the GPT-5.3-Codex vs Ling 3.0 Flash comparison based on?
7 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. GPT-5.3-Codex's coding index rests on 3 independent benchmarks and Ling 3.0 Flash's on 2. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.