GPT-5.1 vs Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Compare GPT-5.1 by OpenAI against Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B by Qwen, context windows of 400K vs 262K, tested across 51 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-5.1
Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3BRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, GPT-5.1 has the edge — bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B is 10x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-5.1
Input
$1.25
Output
$10.00
Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Input
$0.16
7.8× cheaper
Output
$0.97
10× cheaper
Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B is cheaper on both — 7.8× input, 10× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
42%
Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B uses 160.3x more emoji
GPT-5.1
Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B
62%Vocabulary59%
19wSentence Length15w
0.29Hedging0.31
3.5Bold4.9
7.2Lists2.7
0.00Emoji1.60
0.61Headings0.75
0.03Transitions0.05
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