Claude Opus 5 (High) vs GPT-5.3 Codex (Xhigh)

Claude Opus 5 (High) vs GPT-5.3 Codex (Xhigh). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Verdict

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A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude Opus 5 (High)GPT-5.3 Codex (Xhigh)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)48.132.5−32.4% GPT-5.3 Codex (Xhigh) is 32.4% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$4,331.68Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)23.65s59.96s+153.5% GPT-5.3 Codex (Xhigh) is 153.5% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$1.75 / $14.0
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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