GPT-5.2 ProvsQwen3 Max
Qwen3 Max is cheaper than GPT-5.2 Pro at $1.2/M vs $21/M input tokens.
| Spec | GPT-5.2 Pro | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $21/M tokens | $1.2/M tokens |
| Output price | $168/M tokens | $6/M tokens |
| Context window | 400K tokens | 256K tokens |
| Weights | Closed | Closed |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Dec 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 80.0% | 69.6% |
Our Verdict
GPT-5.2 Pro
Qwen3 MaxRunner-up
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge: newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Qwen3 Max costs 28x less per token.
Too close to call
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API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-5.2 Pro
Input
$21.00
Output
$168.00
Qwen3 Max
Input
$1.20
18× cheaper
Output
$6.00
28× cheaper
Qwen3 Max is cheaper on both: 18× input, 28× output.
Where to run it
2 hosts
GPT-5.2 Pro1 host
Qwen3 Max1 host
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 11 Sep 2026.
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
49%
Qwen3 Max uses 68.5x more emoji
GPT-5.2 Pro
Qwen3 Max
62%Vocabulary60%
19wSentence Length28w
0.39Hedging0.43
8.6Bold5.4
3.8Lists3.7
0.00Emoji0.69
1.17Headings0.70
0.02Transitions0.14
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