GPT-4.1 vs Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20
Compare GPT-4.1 by OpenAI against Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20 by Qwen, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.0M, tested across 51 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-4.1
Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20 is 3.3x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-4.1
Input
$2.00
Output
$8.00
Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20
Input
$0.40
5.0× cheaper
Output
$2.40
3.3× cheaper
Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20 is cheaper on both — 5.0× input, 3.3× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
53%
Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20 uses 6.5x more emoji
GPT-4.1
Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20
58%Vocabulary59%
19wSentence Length15w
0.38Hedging0.28
9.0Bold4.4
6.1Lists2.5
0.24Emoji1.53
1.01Headings0.76
0.07Transitions0.04
Based on 25 + 27 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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