GPT-3.5 Turbo vs Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Compare GPT-3.5 Turbo by OpenAI against Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B by Qwen, context windows of 16K vs 262K, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Input
$1.50
Output
$2.00
Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Input
$0.16
9.3× cheaper
Output
$0.97
2.1× cheaper
Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B is cheaper on both — 9.3× input, 2.1× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
46%
Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B uses 491.6x more bold
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B
61%Vocabulary59%
16wSentence Length15w
0.23Hedging0.31
0.0Bold4.9
3.7Lists2.7
0.00Emoji1.60
0.00Headings0.75
0.38Transitions0.05
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Research
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