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LongCat Flash Chat vs GPT-5.3 Codex

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

LongCat Flash Chat wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

GPT-5.3 Codex wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Supports vision
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
LongCat Flash Chat
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5.3 Codex
Context Window
GPT-5.3 Codex
Speed
GPT-5.3 Codex

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureLongCat Flash ChatGPT-5.3 Codex
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyLongCat Flash ChatGPT-5.3 Codex
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorMeituanOpenAI
ReleasedSep 2025Feb 2026

LongCat Flash Chat Modalities

Input
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Output
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GPT-5.3 Codex Modalities

Input
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

LongCat Flash Chat has cheaper input pricing at $0.20/M tokens. LongCat Flash Chat has cheaper output pricing at $0.80/M tokens.
LongCat Flash Chat has a 131,072 token context window, while GPT-5.3 Codex has a 400,000 token context window.
LongCat Flash Chat does not support vision. GPT-5.3 Codex supports vision.