OpenAI
GPT-5.3 Codex Spark
Announced Feb 12, 2026
Coding with very low delay
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What could it do?
OpenAI previewed a smaller model optimized for fast coding responses on Cerebras hardware.
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What changed?
Prioritized interactive speed.
WHY IT MATTERED
Reduced waiting during iterative coding.
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Where it fell short
Research preview; initially text only with a 128K context window.
Sources checked Oct 7, 2026
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Developer announcement or release logBenchmark results
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