Model comparison
Codellama 70b Instruct vs GPT-5.3 Codex
GPT-5.3 Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.8 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- The widest gap is in coding, where GPT-5.3 Codex leads 48.6 to 37.6.
- Codellama 70b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Codellama 70b Instruct | GPT-5.3 Codex | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | OpenAI |
| Noometry Index | 33.7 | 45.8 |
| Released | — | 2026-02-05 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 400K |
| Max output | — | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.75 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $14 |
| Results tracked | 7 | 8 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-5.3 Codex leads
Codellama 70b Instruct: 37.6 (#193), GPT-5.3 Codex: 48.6 (#56)
| Benchmark | Codellama 70b Instruct | GPT-5.3 Codex |
|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 74.8% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1409 |
| WeirdML | — | 79.3% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 40.7% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 49.6% | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 1,655 |
| HumanEval+ | 65.9% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Codellama 70b Instruct: —, GPT-5.3 Codex: 48.0 (#9)
| Benchmark | Codellama 70b Instruct | GPT-5.3 Codex |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 78.4% |
| METR Time Horizons | — | 74.5% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 5,940 |
Reasoning Not comparable
Codellama 70b Instruct: 20.1 (#242), GPT-5.3 Codex: —
| Benchmark | Codellama 70b Instruct | GPT-5.3 Codex |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1052 | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 156.77 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Codellama 70b Instruct: 24.8 (#288), GPT-5.3 Codex: —
| Benchmark | Codellama 70b Instruct | GPT-5.3 Codex |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 992 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Codellama 70b Instruct: 51.9 (#293), GPT-5.3 Codex: —
| Benchmark | Codellama 70b Instruct | GPT-5.3 Codex |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1024 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Codellama 70b Instruct: 33.4 (#277), GPT-5.3 Codex: —
| Benchmark | Codellama 70b Instruct | GPT-5.3 Codex |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1057 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Codellama 70b Instruct better than GPT-5.3 Codex?
GPT-5.3 Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.8 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Codellama 70b Instruct or GPT-5.3 Codex better for coding?
GPT-5.3 Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 37.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Codellama 70b Instruct and GPT-5.3 Codex share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Codellama 70b Instruct has 7 scored results on Noometry and GPT-5.3 Codex has 8.