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Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 vs GPT-5.3 Codex

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Better at math

GPT-5.3 Codex wins:

  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
Price Advantage
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5.3 Codex
Context Window
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025
Speed
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025GPT-5.3 Codex
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025GPT-5.3 Codex
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorGoogleOpenAI
ReleasedSep 2025Feb 2026

Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 Modalities

Input
textimagefileaudiovideo
Output
text

GPT-5.3 Codex Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 has cheaper input pricing at $0.10/M tokens. Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 has cheaper output pricing at $0.40/M tokens.
GPT-5.3 Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 53.1, compared to Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025's score of 14.5.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 has a 1,048,576 token context window, while GPT-5.3 Codex has a 400,000 token context window.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09-2025 supports vision. GPT-5.3 Codex supports vision.