Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
OpenAI
GPT-5.3 Codex, released by OpenAI in February 2026, is a coding-specialized large language model from the GPT-5.3 family. It targets software engineering workflows including automated code generation, test writing, and agentic multi-file editing, built on the incremental improvements of the GPT-5.3 generation.
OpenAI
GPT-OSS-20B is an open-weight large language model with 20 billion parameters from OpenAI's open-source model initiative. It targets deployments requiring a smaller, efficient model that can run on consumer or mid-tier hardware while maintaining strong reasoning and coding capabilities relative to its size.
6 months newer

GPT-OSS-20B
OpenAI
2025-08-05

GPT-5.3 Codex
OpenAI
2026-02
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics
GPT-5.3 Codex
GPT-OSS-20B
Hugging Face
GPT-5.3 Codex
GPT-OSS-20B
GPT-5.3 Codex
GPT-OSS-20B