Automated Technical Documentation: GPT-5.3 Codex Spark (Tier 2)

Complete Analysis: 120,000 tokens for GPT-5.3 Codex Spark
⚡ 30% Cached

Complete analysis of pricing, performance, and use cases for OpenAI's GPT-5.3 Codex Spark model with 30% Cached.

⚡ Caching Optimized (up to 90% savings) 📊 Batch API
$0.101938 (rounded ~ 0.10) Total Cost
120,000 Total Tokens
2 minutes, 8.00 seconds Processing Time
935 Effective Tokens/Sec

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GPT-5.3 Codex Spark
OpenAIMax Context: 200,000 tokens
$1.75 / $14 per 1M tokens
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Calculate Token Costs

$0.101938 Total Cost
$0.030625 Input Cost
$0.070000 Output Cost
$0.000000 Unit Cost
$0.000000 Search Cost
$0.000000 Request Fee
$0.000000 Tool Fee
$0.000000 Code Execution
120,000Total Tokens
$0.000849Cost per 1K
1,177,192Tokens per $
📊 Advanced Cost Breakdown

Processing Speed

2m 8s Processing Time
1,000 Tokens/Second
100ms Time to First Token
935 Effective Speed

Model Comparison

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Model Information

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🔄 Advanced Options

⚡ Optimization
Flat fee per session (e.g., $0.03 for Code Interpreter)
Hourly storage fee for cached data
First 50 hours free, $0.05/hour after
🧠 Reasoning & Thinking
Apply 1.5x multiplier to output tokens (GPT-5.4, Claude 4.6)
Manual thinking tokens (billed at output rate)
🔧 Special Modes
Enable 4x Tunnel Multiplier (applied after markup)
Enable 6.0x Fast Mode multiplier
📚 Research & Citations
Enable $1.00/$4.00 rates + $10.00/1k search
Enable research tier pricing
Fee per source cited
🎤 Realtime Audio & Video
Session length for billing

GPT-5.3 Codex Spark OpenAI

$0.101938 (rounded ~ 0.10)
Total Cost
⚡ 30% Cached 📊 Batch API 🔧 Tools
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Vision/Images
✓ Available
🎧
Audio Processing
✗ Not Available
🎥
Video Analysis
✗ Not Available
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Tool Usage
✓ Available
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OCR Support
✗ Not Available
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Batch API
✓ Available
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Caching
✓ Available
90% savings

💰 Total Cost Calculation (from Plugin)

Base Cost (No Optimizations) $0.113750 (rounded ~ 0.11) Input: $0.043750 (rounded ~ 0.04)
Output: $0.070000
Optimized Cost $0.101938 (rounded ~ 0.10) Input: $0.043750 (rounded ~ 0.04)
Output: $0.070000
Unit: $0.000000
Fees: $0.000000
Total Savings $0.011813 (rounded ~ 0.01) 10.4% discount

Advanced Cost Breakdown (from Plugin)

📊 Batch API
50.0% off
Asynchronous processing discount

Detailed Cost Analysis (from Plugin)

For 100,000 input tokens and 20,000 output tokens:

  • Input Cost: $0.043750 (rounded ~ 0.04)
  • Output Cost: $0.070000
  • Total Cost: $0.101938 (rounded ~ 0.10)
  • Cost per 1K tokens: $0.000849
  • Tokens per dollar: 1,177,192 tokens
  • Context Window: 200000 tokens

Speed & Performance Analysis

With a processing speed of 1,000 tokens per second and 100ms time to first token:

  • Processing Time: 2 minutes, 8.00 seconds
  • Latency: 100 milliseconds to first token
  • Base Throughput: 1,000 tokens/second
  • Effective Throughput: 935 tokens/second (temperature-adjusted)

Best Use Cases

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✨ Market Recommendations AI Model Registry

← Back to GPT-5.3 Codex Spark
📋 Active Input Parameters
Input Tokens: 100,000
Output Tokens: 20,000
Batch API: Enabled (50% discount)
Cached Tokens: 30%
Tools: Enabled
Rank AI Model & Provider Total Cost vs GPT-5.3 Codex Spark
🏆 Mistral Small 3
Mistral AI
 $0.003325 (rounded ~ 0.00) Best Value ↓ 96.7% cheaper
🥈 Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
Google
 $0.007650 (rounded ~ 0.01) ↓ 92.5% cheaper
🥉 o4-mini Deep Research
OpenAI
 $0.038250 (rounded ~ 0.04) ↓ 62.5% cheaper
#4 o4-mini
OpenAI
 $0.042075 (rounded ~ 0.04) ↓ 58.7% cheaper
#5 Mistral Large 3
Mistral AI
 $0.066500 (rounded ~ 0.07) ↓ 34.8% cheaper
#6 Grok 5
xAI
 $0.129750 ↑ 27.3% more
#7 Gemini 3.1 Pro
Google
 $0.193000 (rounded ~ 0.19) ↑ 89.3% more
#8 GPT-5.4 Thinking
OpenAI
 $0.241250 (rounded ~ 0.24) ↑ 136.7% more
#9 Claude Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic
 $0.257250 (rounded ~ 0.26) ↑ 152.4% more
#10 o3 Deep Research
OpenAI
 $0.382500 (rounded ~ 0.38) ↑ 275.2% more
#11 Claude Opus 4.6
Anthropic
 $0.428750 (rounded ~ 0.43) ↑ 320.6% more
#12 o3 Pro
OpenAI
 $0.765000 (rounded ~ 0.77) ↑ 650.5% more
#13 GPT-5.2 Pro
OpenAI
 $1.223250 (rounded ~ 1.22) ↑ 1100% more
#14 GPT-5.2 Pro
OpenAI
 $1.223250 (rounded ~ 1.22) ↑ 1100% more
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Mistral Small 3
Mistral AI

$0.003325 (rounded ~ 0.00)
vs GPT-5.3 Codex Spark: ↓ 96.7%
🥈

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
Google

$0.007650 (rounded ~ 0.01)
vs GPT-5.3 Codex Spark: ↓ 92.5%
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o4-mini Deep Research
OpenAI

$0.038250 (rounded ~ 0.04)
vs GPT-5.3 Codex Spark: ↓ 62.5%
#4

o4-mini
OpenAI

$0.042075 (rounded ~ 0.04)
vs GPT-5.3 Codex Spark: ↓ 58.7%
#5

Mistral Large 3
Mistral AI

$0.066500 (rounded ~ 0.07)
vs GPT-5.3 Codex Spark: ↓ 34.8%
#6

Grok 5
xAI

$0.129750
vs GPT-5.3 Codex Spark: ↑ 27.3%
#7

Gemini 3.1 Pro
Google

$0.193000 (rounded ~ 0.19)
vs GPT-5.3 Codex Spark: ↑ 89.3%
#8

GPT-5.4 Thinking
OpenAI

$0.241250 (rounded ~ 0.24)
vs GPT-5.3 Codex Spark: ↑ 136.7%
#9

Claude Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic

$0.257250 (rounded ~ 0.26)
vs GPT-5.3 Codex Spark: ↑ 152.4%
#10

o3 Deep Research
OpenAI

$0.382500 (rounded ~ 0.38)
vs GPT-5.3 Codex Spark: ↑ 275.2%
#11

Claude Opus 4.6
Anthropic

$0.428750 (rounded ~ 0.43)
vs GPT-5.3 Codex Spark: ↑ 320.6%
#12

o3 Pro
OpenAI

$0.765000 (rounded ~ 0.77)
vs GPT-5.3 Codex Spark: ↑ 650.5%
#13

GPT-5.2 Pro
OpenAI

$1.223250 (rounded ~ 1.22)
vs GPT-5.3 Codex Spark: ↑ 1100%
#14

GPT-5.2 Pro
OpenAI

$1.223250 (rounded ~ 1.22)
vs GPT-5.3 Codex Spark: ↑ 1100%
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