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GPT-5.3 Codex vs GPT-5.4 Nano

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

GPT-5.3 Codex wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Supports vision
  • Has reasoning mode
  • Supports tool calls

GPT-5.4 Nano wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Faster response time
Price Advantage
GPT-5.4 Nano
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5.3 Codex
Context Window
GPT-5.3 Codex
Speed
GPT-5.4 Nano

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGPT-5.3 CodexGPT-5.4 Nano
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGPT-5.3 CodexGPT-5.4 Nano
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorOpenAIOpenAI
ReleasedFeb 2026Unknown

GPT-5.3 Codex Modalities

Input
textimage
Output
text

GPT-5.4 Nano Modalities

Input
Output

Frequently Asked Questions

GPT-5.4 Nano has cheaper input pricing at $0.20/M tokens. GPT-5.4 Nano has cheaper output pricing at $1.25/M tokens.
GPT-5.3 Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 53.1, compared to GPT-5.4 Nano's score of 27.9.