GPT-5.2 Chat vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Compare GPT-5.2 Chat by OpenAI against Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct by Qwen, context windows of 128K vs 66K, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-5.2 Chat
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B InstructRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, GPT-5.2 Chat has the edge — newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct is 9.3x 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
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Input
$0.15
12× cheaper
Output
$1.50
9.3× cheaper
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct is cheaper on both — 12× input, 9.3× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
57%
GPT-5.2 Chat uses 5.0x more transitions
GPT-5.2 Chat
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
66%Vocabulary52%
16wSentence Length16w
0.41Hedging0.20
9.6Bold5.8
4.4Lists3.7
0.31Emoji0.59
1.20Headings0.96
0.27Transitions0.05
Based on 16 + 20 text responses
Research
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