GPT-5.2 Chat vs Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
Compare GPT-5.2 Chat by OpenAI against Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) by Qwen, context windows of 128K vs 1.0M, tested across 37 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-5.2 Chat
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) is 3.5x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-5.2 Chat
Input
$1.75
Output
$14.00
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
Input
$0.40
4.4× cheaper
Output
$4.00
3.5× cheaper
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) is cheaper on both — 4.4× input, 3.5× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
46%
GPT-5.2 Chat uses 3.0x more transitions
GPT-5.2 Chat
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
66%Vocabulary54%
16wSentence Length15w
0.41Hedging0.36
9.6Bold7.0
4.4Lists4.6
0.31Emoji0.34
1.20Headings0.94
0.27Transitions0.09
Based on 16 + 18 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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