Claude Opus 5.5 vs GPT-5.3 Codex

rates, context and capabilities side by side on the impossibl api, and what the same workload costs on each.

the models at a glance: base rates, context window and modalities
specificationClaude Opus 5.5

anthropic/claude-opus-5-5

GPT-5.3 Codex

openai/gpt-5.3-codex

input · usd / 1m tok$4.00$1.75
output · usd / 1m tok$20.00$14.00
context window1mtokens400ktokens
modalities · in → out

takes text and image in, gives text out

takes text and image in, gives text out

pricing

base api rates by model
base api rates · usd per 1m tokensClaude Opus 5.5

anthropic/claude-opus-5-5

GPT-5.3 Codex

openai/gpt-5.3-codex

input$4.00$1.75
output$20.00$14.00
cache read$0.20$0.175
cache write · default ttl$5.00not published
cache write · 1h ttl$8.00not published

the estimate below prices one workload at these rates on every model.

specifications

published specifications by model
as publishedClaude Opus 5.5

anthropic/claude-opus-5-5

GPT-5.3 Codex

openai/gpt-5.3-codex

creatorAnthropicOpenAI
model typeText generationText generation
context window1,000,000tokens400,000tokens
input

takes text and image in, gives text out

takes text and image in, gives text out

outputtexttext
tool callingnot verifiednot verified
releasedsep 22, 2026feb 5, 2026
endpoint/v1/chat/completions/v1/chat/completions

unknown means the public catalog does not establish that fact. a model's documented capabilities can differ from what a particular api supports. see the model documentation for integration details.

benchmarks

benchmark scores by model, primary tested configuration
primary configurationClaude Opus 5.5

anthropic/claude-opus-5-5

no benchmarks yet

GPT-5.3 Codex

openai/gpt-5.3-codex

xhigh

intelligence index · gateway ranknot measured32.5#32 of 90
omnisciencenot measured10.9#23 of 86
gpqanot measured91.5%#26 of 88
humanity’s last examnot measured42.5%#19 of 89
tau2not measured86.0%
aa-lcrnot measured83.3%
mmmu-pronot measured78.5%
ifbenchnot measured75.4%
terminal-bench hardnot measured53.0%
critptnot measured16.9%

GPT-5.3 Codex source ↗

each column describes the tested configuration named under the model; performance and costs can differ on impossibl. a score one model was not measured on is left blank rather than scored zero. indices are ranked against every model on the gateway with one. last checked 2026-09-10.

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one token workload, priced on every model at the published rates, in usd. change the numbers to match yours.

token workload

total input, including cached tokens

include billable reasoning tokens

the same token usage in each request

a subset of total input, never additional tokens

Claude Opus 5.5

anthropic/claude-opus-5-5

estimated usage cost

$14.00

1,000 requests × (1,000 uncached input × $4.00 + 500 output × $20.00) / 1,000,000 = $14.00

base rates; no context pricing tiers are published.

GPT-5.3 Codex

openai/gpt-5.3-codex

estimated usage cost

$8.75

1,000 requests × (1,000 uncached input × $1.75 + 500 output × $14.00) / 1,000,000 = $8.75

base rates; no context pricing tiers are published.

estimates use published impossibl api usage rates. configured billing adjustments, funding fees, taxes, and custom workspace rates are excluded and may change the final amount.

image and audio usage, cache creation, and additional tool charges are excluded. reasoning tokens count as billable output, even when they are not visible in the response.

summary

Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-5.3 Codex are available through the Impossibl API. they share the /v1/chat/completions endpoint; the model identifier selects the model for a request.

Claude Opus 5.5 is created by Anthropic. It has a 1,000,000-token context window. Base API pricing (USD): $4.00 per million input tokens; $20.00 per million output tokens.

GPT-5.3 Codex is created by OpenAI. It has a 400,000-token context window. Base API pricing (USD): $1.75 per million input tokens; $14.00 per million output tokens.

Claude Opus 5.5GPT-5.3 Codex

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