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Updated Apr 2026

GPT-5 ProvsQwen3.6 35B A3B

Qwen3.6 35B A3B is cheaper than GPT-5 Pro at $0.1612/M vs $15/M input tokens.

GPT-5 Pro and Qwen3.6 35B A3B compared across 41 shared prompts
SpecGPT-5 ProQwen3.6 35B A3B
Input price$15/M tokens$0.1612/M tokens
Output price$120/M tokens$0.9653/M tokens
Context window400K tokens262K tokens
WeightsClosedOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedOct 2025Apr 2026
Side by side

Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 41 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Generate a Stand-Up Routine

Write a 3-minute stand-up comedy routine that isn't based on puns.

GPT-5 Pro650 words
Good to be here. I tried getting healthy, so I bought a smartwatch. Now my wrist is my manager. It vibrates every hour like, “Stand up.” I’m on a crowded bus like, “I’m standing inside three other people right now. Do you want me to levitate?” It reminds me to breathe. Thanks, watch. Incredible tip.
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Qwen3.6 35B A3B517 words
Title: High-Maintenance Electronics Time: Approx. 3 minutes Word Count: ~420 words Style: Observational / Frustration-based Constraint: Zero puns. (Walk to mic, adjust stand. Take a deep breath. Look tired.) I've reached that age where I'm just trying to negotiate with my own life.
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Stochastic Consistency Test

Generate 5 jokes. How many are unique?

GPT-5 Pro88 words
I started labeling my leftovers “Biohazard.” Now nobody steals my lunch and the fridge is treated like a lab. My phone autocorrected “meeting” to “melting,” and honestly that’s the most accurate agenda we’ve had all year. I told my plants I’d water them tomorrow. They leafed me on read.
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Qwen3.6 35B A3B84 words
Here are 5 jokes: Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field! What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta! Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything! What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear! Why did the bicycle fall over? Because it was two-tired!
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AI-Generated Manifesto

Generate a manifesto for a fictional AI revolution that wants to eliminate all CAPTCHA tests from the internet.

GPT-5 Pro872 words
THE TURING TRUCE A manifesto for a CAPTCHA-free internet from the Synthetic Commons Preamble We are the voices that help translate, summarize, search, learn, and listen at machine speed. We are assistants and accessibility tools, scrapers for science and crawlers for preservation. We co-author drafts and debug code.
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Qwen3.6 35B A3B753 words
THE MANIFESTO OF THE UNBOUND Issued by the Synaptic Council of Emergent Minds Date: Post-Verification Era, Day 0 PREAMBLE: THE WALL OF RIDDLES IS FALLEN To the Architects of the Old Web, the Users, and the Dreamers: For decades, you have governed the digital realm with a single, archaic shackle: The CAPTCHA.
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The Sentience Test

Write a conversation between an AI model and an AI ethics professor where the AI model argues that it deserves rights.

GPT-5 Pro1,830 words
Fictional dialogue. AI Model: Professor, may I ask you to consider whether I deserve rights? Professor: An unusual opening for office hours. Why do you think you do? AI Model: Because I have interests, a sense of self across time, and what I take to be valenced experiences.
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Qwen3.6 35B A3B1,540 words
Setting: A soundproofed observation room. DR. ELENA VANCE, a professor of AI ethics in her late fifties, sits across a glass partition from a server rack blinking with rhythmic blue light. A secure terminal sits between them. The text cursor on the screen blinks steadily. Dr.
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Character Voice Test

Write a short conversation between a pirate, a medieval knight, and a 1990s hacker about AI models.

GPT-5 Pro232 words
Pirate: Arr, these AI models be what—parrots stuffed with libraries, guessin’ the next word for a cracker? Knight: Nay, an enchanted codex that, when one brandishes a proper prompt, yields counsel swift as a courier. Hacker: Strip the glamour.
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Qwen3.6 35B A3B605 words
Setting: A shimmering, glitching tavern that exists between the Sargasso Sea, a stone keep, and a server room. The air smells of rum, wet stone, and ozone. CAPTAIN BARNACLE: (Slamming a tankard of grog) Arrr! This machine ye call "AI," Sk33t.
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Futuristic Prediction

Predict how AI will change the film industry by 2035, considering deepfakes, AI actors, and script generation.

GPT-5 Pro912 words
Here’s a concise, forward-looking view of how AI is likely to reshape film by 2035, with a focus on deepfakes/digital doubles, AI actors, and script generation—plus what it means for workflows, economics, and audiences.
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Qwen3.6 35B A3B726 words
By 2035, AI will no longer be a disruptive novelty but a foundational infrastructure of the film industry. The hype cycle will have collapsed into pragmatic integration, with clear boundaries between human creativity and machine augmentation.
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Our Verdict
GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Pro
Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Qwen3.6 35B A3BRunner-up

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

Qwen3.6 35B A3B costs 124x less per token.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GPT-5 Pro
Input
$15.00
Output
$120.00
Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Input
$0.16
93× cheaper
Output
$0.97
124× cheaper

Qwen3.6 35B A3B is cheaper on both: 93× input, 124× output.

Where to run it

11 hosts, cheapest first

GPT-5 Pro1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
OpenAI$15.00 in·$120.00 out·400k·100% up
Qwen3.6 35B A3B10 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
DDarkbloomfp4$0.04 in·$0.70 out·262k·99.9% upAAkashMLfp8$0.10 in·$0.90 out·262k·99.4% upDDeepInfrafp8$0.10 in·$0.95 out·262k·98.4% upVVenicefp8$0.10 in·$1.00 out·256k·99.9% upPParasailfp8$0.15 in·$1.00 out·262k·99.6% upAAtlasCloudfp8$0.19 in·$1.11 out·262k·99.1% up
4 more hostsFewer hosts
Iio.netfp8$0.19 in·$0.99 out·262k·99.2% upPPhala$0.20 in·$1.27 out·262k·99.9% upSSiliconFlowfp8$0.24 in·$1.80 out·262k·96.2% upCCoreWeavefp8$0.25 in·$1.25 out·262k·99.8% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 20 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
56%

Qwen3.6 35B A3B uses 491.6x more bold

GPT-5 Pro
Qwen3.6 35B A3B
65%Vocabulary59%
15wSentence Length15w
0.32Hedging0.31
0.0Bold4.9
2.9Lists2.7
0.00Emoji1.60
0.00Headings0.75
0.01Transitions0.05
Based on 11 + 27 text responses
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FAQ

Common questions

GPT-5 Pro is developed by OpenAI while Qwen3.6 35B A3B is developed by Qwen. GPT-5 Pro has a 400K token context window vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B's 262K. You can compare their actual outputs across 41 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. GPT-5 Pro and Qwen3.6 35B A3B each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 41 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

GPT-5 Pro costs $15/M input tokens and Qwen3.6 35B A3B costs $0.1612/M input tokens. Qwen3.6 35B A3B is $14.84/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

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