GPT-4.5 vs Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B
Compare GPT-4.5 by OpenAI against Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B by Qwen, context windows of 128K vs 262K, tested across 24 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-4.5
Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B
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 35B A3B is 75x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
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API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-4.5
Input
$75.00
Output
$150.00
Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B
Input
$0.25
300× cheaper
Output
$2.00
75× cheaper
Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B is cheaper on both — 300× input, 75× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
35%
GPT-4.5 uses 4.0x more transitions
GPT-4.5
Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B
63%Vocabulary51%
16wSentence Length15w
0.57Hedging0.39
4.7Bold6.8
6.4Lists4.8
0.00Emoji0.00
1.30Headings0.84
0.54Transitions0.14
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