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GPT-5.3 Codex vs Palmyra X5

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

GPT-5.3 Codex wins:

  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Supports vision
  • Has reasoning mode

Palmyra X5 wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Larger context window
Price Advantage
Palmyra X5
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5.3 Codex
Context Window
Palmyra X5
Speed
GPT-5.3 Codex

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricGPT-5.3 CodexPalmyra X5Winner
Input (per 1M tokens)$1.75$0.60 Palmyra X5
Output (per 1M tokens)$14.00$6.00 Palmyra X5
Cache Read (per 1M)$0.17N/A GPT-5.3 Codex
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Palmyra X5 is 59% cheaper overall.

GPT-5.3 Codex Providers

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Palmyra X5 Providers

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Benchmark Comparison

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GPT-5.3 Codex Wins
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Palmyra X5 Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexPalmyra X5Winner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
54.0--
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
53.1--
GPQA
Graduate-level science
91.5--
GPT-5.3 Codex significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

GPT-5.3 Codex
400,000
tokens
Palmyra X5
1,040,000
tokens
Palmyra X5 has a 62% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricGPT-5.3 CodexPalmyra X5Winner
Tokens/second63.8 tok/sN/A
Time to First Token83.49sN/A

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGPT-5.3 CodexPalmyra X5
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGPT-5.3 CodexPalmyra X5
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorOpenAIWriter
ReleasedFeb 2026Jan 2026

GPT-5.3 Codex Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

Palmyra X5 Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

Palmyra X5 has cheaper input pricing at $0.60/M tokens. Palmyra X5 has cheaper output pricing at $6.00/M tokens.
GPT-5.3 Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 53.1, compared to Palmyra X5's score of N/A.
GPT-5.3 Codex has a 400,000 token context window, while Palmyra X5 has a 1,040,000 token context window.
GPT-5.3 Codex supports vision. Palmyra X5 does not support vision.