GPT-5 Pro vs Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking
Compare GPT-5 Pro by OpenAI against Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking by Qwen, context windows of 400K vs 262K, tested across 41 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-5 Pro
Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking is 20x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-5 Pro
Input
$15.00
Output
$120.00
Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking
Input
$1.20
13× cheaper
Output
$6.00
20× cheaper
Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking is cheaper on both — 13× input, 20× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
50%
Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking uses 517.4x more bold
GPT-5 Pro
Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking
65%Vocabulary61%
15wSentence Length15w
0.32Hedging0.23
0.0Bold5.2
2.9Lists3.9
0.00Emoji1.37
0.00Headings1.22
0.01Transitions0.04
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