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Updated Sep 2025

GPT-5 CodexvsQwen3 Coder

GPT-5 Codex is the newer model, released after Qwen3 Coder.

GPT-5 Codex and Qwen3 Coder compared across 50 shared prompts
SpecGPT-5 CodexQwen3 Coder
Input price—$0.22/M tokens
Output price—$0.95/M tokens
Weights—Open
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2025Jul 2025
SWE-bench Verified74.5%69.6%
Our Verdict
GPT-5 Codex
GPT-5 Codex
Qwen3 Coder
Qwen3 CoderRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GPT-5 Codex has the edge: newer, major provider backing.

Too close to call

Reviewing agent-written code?See a Brief PR report

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GPT-5 Codex
Input
—
Output
—
Qwen3 Coder
Input
$0.22
Output
$0.95
Where to run it

5 hosts, cheapest first

GPT-5 Codex

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Qwen3 Coder5 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Google Vertex AI$0.22 in·$1.80 out·262k·100% upDDeepInfrafp4$0.30 in·$1.00 out·262k·98.6% upVVenicefp8$0.35 in·$1.50 out·256k·95% upNNovitafp8$0.38 in·$1.55 out·262k·93.4% upAlibaba Cloud$0.97 in·$4.88 out·262k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 13 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
41%

Qwen3 Coder uses 3.6x more sentence length

GPT-5 Codex
Qwen3 Coder
64%Vocabulary61%
17wSentence Length62w
0.38Hedging0.62
2.3Bold4.4
3.5Lists4.9
0.15Emoji0.37
0.49Headings1.31
0.05Transitions0.17
Based on 13 + 28 text responses
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