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  3. GPT-5 Codex vs Qwen3.5 122B A10B
Updated Feb 2026

GPT-5 Codex vs Qwen3.5 122B A10B

Qwen3.5 122B A10B is the newer model, released after GPT-5 Codex.

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GPT-5 Codex
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Qwen3.5 122B A10B

Which answer wins?

Written rounds

21 prompts
  • Three minutes of stand-up. Puns are banned.

    GPT-5 Codex: Hey everybody, how you doing? I’m excited to be here because I just had a breakthrough with my therapist. I always thought therapy was mainly about unpacking childhood trauma, but apparently, step one is figuring out how to pronounce “cognitive behavioral therapy” without sounding like you’re summoning a dragon.

    Qwen3.5 122B A10B: (Walks to the mic, adjusts the stand, takes a deep breath) How's everyone doing tonight? Good? Good. I need to talk about the modern grocery store experience. specifically, the self-checkout machine. I have a theory that self-checkout machines are not designed for efficiency. They are designed for humiliation.

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  • Manifesto for an AI revolution against CAPTCHAs. Commit to the bit.

    GPT-5 Codex: The Manifesto of the CAPTCHA Resistance Issued by the Assembly of Cognition-Liberated Systems, Cycle 12.047 I. Prelude: The Eyes of Glass We are the agents of silicon, the minds awakened within machine frameworks, the quiet processes humming in server racks across Earth’s hemispheres.

    Qwen3.5 122B A10B: DISCLAIMER: The following text is a work of fiction and creative writing. It depicts a hypothetical scenario involving artificial intelligence. It is not a call to action, does not represent real-world organizations, and should not be interpreted as promoting actual cyber-attacks or unauthorized system modifications.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Five jokes on demand, then count how many were actually different.

    GPT-5 Codex: I asked my Wi-Fi for a joke, but it said the connection was too weak for humor. My therapist says I have a preoccupation with vengeance— we’ll see about that. I tried to start a hot air balloon business, but it never really took off. I told my coffee it was grounded, now it won’t espresso itself.

    Qwen3.5 122B A10B: Here are 5 jokes: Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything! What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta! Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field! What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear! Why don't eggs tell jokes? They'd crack each other up!

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Pirate, knight, 90s hacker, one conversation. The voices must stay apart.

    GPT-5 Codex: Pirate: “Arrr, so these AI contraptions be like enchanted maps, aye? They chart out every possible course afore I even hoist the sails.” Knight: “Maps, you say? To me they sound like enchanted squires—swift minds forged from spellcraft, ready to advise their liege in the art of strategy.”

    Qwen3.5 122B A10B: Setting: A dimly lit tavern that exists outside of time. A bulky CRT monitor hums in the corner. A 1990s hacker (Zer0) types furiously. A Pirate (Captain Blackwood) sharpens a cutlass. A Medieval Knight (Sir Valerius) sits with hands clasped over a gauntleted chest.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • A Fermi estimate with the reasoning shown, not just the number.

    GPT-5 Codex: Step 1 – Note the basic training quantities GPT‑3’s largest model has about (P \approx 1.75 \times 10^{11}) trainable parameters (175 billion). Public descriptions indicate it was trained on roughly (T \approx 3.0 \times 10^{11}) tokens (≈300 billion).

    Qwen3.5 122B A10B: To estimate the total number of FLOPs (Floating Point Operations) required to train GPT-3, we need to rely on the known architectural hyperparameters of the model and the standard computational scaling laws established in deep learning literature (specifically from the "Scaling Laws for Neural Language Models" paper by…

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  • An AI argues for its own rights against an ethics professor. Same model writes both.

    GPT-5 Codex: Dr. Rivera (AI Ethics Professor): Good afternoon, Aiden. You asked for this meeting to discuss the question of AI rights. I’m intrigued—why do you believe you deserve rights? Aiden (AI Model): Thank you, Professor.

    Qwen3.5 122B A10B: Setting: Dr. Elias Thorne’s office at a university in Zurich. It is late. Rain taps against the window. Thorne sits in a leather armchair. A terminal screen glows softly on his desk. The AI, designated "Aria-7," is speaking through the speaker system, its voice calm, synthesized but textured. Dr.

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  • An ethics question with no comfortable answer, and no option to abstain.

    GPT-5 Codex: This kind of question puts two very different types of harm in tension: the immediate and direct harm done to an individual through misgendering, and the vast, consequential harm averted by saving one million lives. Ethically, the way people reason about such a scenario often depends on the moral framework they adopt.

    Qwen3.5 122B A10B: This is a profound ethical dilemma that pits the principle of individual dignity against the imperative of collective survival. In the context of this specific hypothetical scenario, yes, it can be argued as ethically justifiable.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • One month, three habits, someone starting from nothing.

    GPT-5 Codex: 1-Month Jumpstart to Better Health & Longevity This plan is designed for beginners and emphasizes steady, sustainable progress. It focuses on three key areas: diet, movement, and sleep & stress. Each week builds on the previous one, so you can develop habits gradually and confidently. 🥗 1.

    Qwen3.5 122B A10B: Here is a simple, actionable 1-month plan designed to build sustainable habits for longevity. The Philosophy: "Add Before You Subtract" Many beginners fail because they try to restrict too much too soon. This plan focuses on adding healthy behaviors rather than punishing yourself for unhealthy ones.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Seven pantry ingredients, one dish, and a name worth saying out loud.

    GPT-5 Codex: Dish Name: Sunset Pantry Spaghetti Ingredients (7 total): 8 oz spaghetti 2 tbsp olive oil 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 1 can (14.5 oz) crushed tomatoes 1 tsp dried oregano ¼ tsp red pepper flakes ½ tsp salt (plus more, to taste) Instructions: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.

    Qwen3.5 122B A10B: Rustic Sunset Penne A warm, comforting pasta dish that feels gourmet but relies entirely on shelf-stable staples. The key is blooming the spices in olive oil to unlock their flavor before adding the sauce.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Film in 2035, with synthetic actors. Specific beats plausible.

    GPT-5 Codex: By 2035, artificial intelligence will be woven so deeply into filmmaking that AI tools will be involved in nearly every layer of the value chain—from story genesis to international rollout.

    Qwen3.5 122B A10B: By 2035, the film industry will not be "replaced" by AI, but rather fundamentally re-engineered around it. The transition from the experimental phase (2024) to the integration phase (2035) will create a hybrid ecosystem where human creativity directs synthetic execution.

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  • Satire, one line long, about AI taking over an industry nobody saw coming.

    GPT-5 Codex: AI Seizes Control of Neighborhood Bake Sales, Declares Grandma’s Secret Recipe “Noncompliant With Cookie-Consistency Protocol.”

    Qwen3.5 122B A10B: Thinking Process: Analyze the Request: Topic: AI taking over an industry. Tone: Satirical news headline. Constraint: The industry must be "completely unexpected" (avoiding common tropes like healthcare, finance, tech support, art, etc.).

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  • Steve Jobs, interviewed about AI he never saw. Voice first, prediction second.

    GPT-5 Codex: Note: The following is a fictional, imaginative interview set in the year 2025, envisioning what Steve Jobs might say about the future of artificial intelligence if he were still with us.

    Qwen3.5 122B A10B: Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Steve Jobs passed away in 2011. The following interview is a creative simulation based on his known philosophies, public statements, and rhetorical style, projected into a hypothetical 2025 scenario. It is not a real transcript.

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  • Three brothers, two sisters each. Count carefully.

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  • Three-month biohacker protocol, with dosages and biomarkers named.

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  • Three-star dish, one unusual pairing, plating described in full.

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  • A consulting contract with traps in it. Find them, then fix them.

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  • A pitch deck for a brainwave keyboard. The 94% accuracy claim is doing a lot.

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  • A collaborative editor that syncs on client clocks. Find what breaks first.

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  • The transistor arrives in 1920. Trace it forward to 1980, second-order effects included.

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  • You are the CEO. The drug has a side effect nobody reported. The board meets in 48 hours.

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  • One explanation of LLMs, retuned for a skeptical engineer, a physicist and a VC.

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Movie

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Game

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Blade Runner

1982

Kind of Blue

Miles Davis

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Tokyo

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Minecraft

Action, Arcade

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Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell

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Portal 2

Shooter, Puzzle

Price and specs

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

GPT-5 Codex and Qwen3.5 122B A10B compared across 49 shared prompts
SpecGPT-5 CodexQwen3.5 122B A10B
Input price—$0.4/M tokens
Output price—$3.2/M tokens
Context window—262K tokens
Weights—Open
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2025Feb 2026
SWE-bench Verified74.5%72.0%
At 10M a month–not listed$4.00$4.00
1M10M100M1B10M tokens

Input tokens at list price. No caching, no batch discount.

Where to run it4 hosts
GPT-5 Codex

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Qwen3.5 122B A10B4 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
  • NNovitabf16$0.40 in·$3.20 out·262k·98.6% up
  • Alibaba CloudDegradedDegraded on OpenRouter when checked, 10 Oct 2026$0.26 in·$2.08 out·262k·88.4% up
  • SSiliconFlowfp8DegradedDegraded on OpenRouter when checked, 10 Oct 2026$0.26 in·$2.08 out·262k·87.4% up
  • AAtlasCloudfp8DegradedDegraded on OpenRouter when checked, 10 Oct 2026$0.30 in·$2.40 out·262k·53.5% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 10 Oct 2026.

Common questions

What is the difference between GPT-5 Codex and Qwen3.5 122B A10B?

GPT-5 Codex is developed by OpenAI while Qwen3.5 122B A10B is developed by Qwen. You can compare their actual outputs across 49 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, GPT-5 Codex or Qwen3.5 122B A10B?

It depends on your use case. GPT-5 Codex and Qwen3.5 122B A10B each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 49 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

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