GPT-5.3-Codex vs Qwen3 14B
Updated October 21, 2026. 8 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
Decision reading
Only GPT-5.3-Codex has a coding score, 60.0 on the Vibe Coding Index; Qwen3 14B has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Qwen3 14B has the edge where output tokens cost 60.9x less.
- Shared results
- 8
- GPT-5.3-Codex only
- 26
- Qwen3 14B only
- 10
- Like-for-like categories
- 5 of 9
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.
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
No call
Only GPT-5.3-Codex has a coding score, so no call is made.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
GPT-5.3-Codex
GPT-5.3-Codex leads, 32.5 against 6.7.
Same board, both measured
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 41K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3 14B
GPT-5.3-Codex $0.0088, Qwen3 14B $0.0002 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only GPT-5.3-Codex has the number, $0.59.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- GPT-5.3-Codex 60.0 from 3 benchmarks, Qwen3 14B not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- General, 59.1 points apart on average over 2 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- Long context reasoning (AA-LCR): GPT-5.3-Codex 83.3% against Qwen3 14B 0.0%, 83.3 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- GPT-5.3-Codex $14.00 against Qwen3 14B $0.23 per million output tokens, 60.9x apart.
- Context window
- GPT-5.3-Codex takes 400K tokens, Qwen3 14B 41K.
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 | Qwen3 14B | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 1 | 0 | ||
| Intelligence | 2 | 0 | ||
| Agentic work | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 2 | 0 | ||
| General | 2 | 0 | ||
| All shared boards | 8 | 0 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index10
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3-Codex | Qwen3 14B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1407 | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 87.3% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | 78.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 61.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| IOI (Vals AI) | 53.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-5.3-Codex measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 52.3% | Only Qwen3 14B measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 30.7% | Only Qwen3 14B measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 53.0% | 5.3% | GPT-5.3-Codex |
| 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 24 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3-Codex | Qwen3 14B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 32.5 | 6.7 | GPT-5.3-Codex |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 157.1 | 138.2 | GPT-5.3-Codex |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3-Codex | Qwen3 14B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1053 | 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 |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 86.0% | 34.5% | GPT-5.3-Codex |
| 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 31 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3-Codex | Qwen3 14B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 91.5% | 60.4% | GPT-5.3-Codex |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 42.5% | 4.5% | GPT-5.3-Codex |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | Not measured | 63.8% | Only Qwen3 14B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 18 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3-Codex | Qwen3 14B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | Not measured | 58.0 | Only Qwen3 14B measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 58.0% | Only Qwen3 14B measured |
| OTIS Mock AIME | Not measured | 66.4% | Only Qwen3 14B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3-Codex | Qwen3 14B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 77.4% | Only Qwen3 14B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3-Codex | Qwen3 14B | 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 | 1163 | 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 | 1151 | 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 index20
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3-Codex | Qwen3 14B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 75.4% | 40.5% | GPT-5.3-Codex |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 83.3% | 0.0% | GPT-5.3-Codex |
| DTBench | Not measured | 64.0% | Only Qwen3 14B measured |
| LMCA | Not measured | 18.2% | Only Qwen3 14B measured |
| Fiction.LiveBench | Not measured | 62.5% | Only Qwen3 14B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 41 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3-Codex | Qwen3 14B | 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
Qwen3 14B costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Qwen3 14B costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Qwen3 14B 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 | Qwen3 14B |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | OpenAI | Qwen |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | February 24, 2026 | April 28, 2025 |
| Context window | 400K | 41K |
| Input $/Mtok | $1.75 | $0.11 |
| Output $/Mtok | $14.00 | $0.23 |
| Coding index | 60.0 | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 3 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | $0.59 | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is GPT-5.3-Codex better than Qwen3 14B for coding?
Only GPT-5.3-Codex has a coding score, 60.0 on the Vibe Coding Index; Qwen3 14B has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Qwen3 14B has the edge where output tokens cost 60.9x less.
Which is cheaper, GPT-5.3-Codex or Qwen3 14B?
GPT-5.3-Codex costs $1.75 per million input tokens and $14.00 per million output tokens; Qwen3 14B costs $0.11 and $0.23. Cost per solved task is known for GPT-5.3-Codex only.
Which has the bigger context window, GPT-5.3-Codex or Qwen3 14B?
GPT-5.3-Codex, with 400K tokens against 41K.
How many benchmarks is the GPT-5.3-Codex vs Qwen3 14B comparison based on?
8 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 Qwen3 14B's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.