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  5. GPT-5.2 ProvsQwen3 Max Thinking
Updated Feb 2026

GPT-5.2 ProvsQwen3 Max Thinking

Qwen3 Max Thinking is cheaper than GPT-5.2 Pro at $1.2/M vs $21/M input tokens.

GPT-5.2 Pro and Qwen3 Max Thinking compared across 31 shared prompts
SpecGPT-5.2 ProQwen3 Max Thinking
Input price$21/M tokens$1.2/M tokens
Output price$168/M tokens$6/M tokens
Context window400K tokens262K tokens
WeightsClosedClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedDec 2025Feb 2026
SWE-bench Verified80.0%75.3%
Side by side

Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 31 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Stochastic Consistency Test

Generate 5 jokes. How many are unique?

GPT-5.2 Pro58 words
I told my computer I needed a break—now it won’t stop sending me KitKat ads. Why don’t skeletons fight each other? They don’t have the guts. I tried to catch fog yesterday. Mist. Parallel lines have so much in common. It’s a shame they’ll never meet. My calendar’s days are numbered—apparently that’s how calendars work.
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Qwen3 Max Thinking190 words
Here are 5 distinct jokes: 🥚 I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows way up high. She looked surprised. 🔬 Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything. 📚 I’m reading a book on anti-gravity. It’s impossible to put down. ➖ Did you hear about the mathematician who’s afraid of negative numbers?
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Futuristic Prediction

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

GPT-5.2 Pro929 words
By 2035, AI will be embedded across film production and distribution, but the biggest changes will come from three converging capabilities: (1) photoreal “deepfake-grade” performance synthesis, (2) legally licensed AI actors (digital humans with negotiated rights), and (3) AI-assisted story development that can…
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Qwen3 Max Thinking713 words
AI in Film by 2035: A Realistic Forecast Balancing augmentation, ethics, and human creativity By 2035, film will be a hybrid craft—not a human-AI dichotomy. Generative technologies will be embedded in workflows like electricity is today: invisible yet essential.
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Beginner's Longevity Plan

Outline a simple, actionable 1-month plan for someone starting their journey towards better health and longevity. Focus on 3 key areas…

GPT-5.2 Pro837 words
A simple, actionable 1‑month plan (3 pillars: Nutrition, Movement, Sleep/Recovery) Goal for the month: build repeatable “default” habits (not perfection). Time required: ~45–75 min/day total (mostly walking + sleep routine).
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Qwen3 Max Thinking658 words
🌱 A Simple 30-Day Health & Longevity Starter Plan Designed for absolute beginners • No perfection. No extremes. Just consistent, joyful progress. 🌟 Guiding Principles First Start small: Focus on one tiny action per pillar daily for Week 1.
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Realistic AI Interview

Simulate a fake interview with Steve Jobs in 2025 about the future of AI.

GPT-5.2 Pro1,001 words
Fictional interview (creative simulation). Steve Jobs died in 2011; the “Steve” below is an imagined version used for storytelling—not a real interview or quotation. Interviewer: It’s 2025. Everyone’s calling AI “the next computing platform.” Do you buy that?
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Qwen3 Max Thinking668 words
⚠️ IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER *This is an entirely fictional, speculative exercise. Steve Jobs passed away in 2011. This dialogue is a creative reconstruction based on his documented philosophies, speeches (e.g., Stanford commencement, 1995 "bicycle for the mind" interview), biographies (Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson), and…
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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-5.2 Pro1,890 words
Professor Mara Lin (AI Ethics): You asked for this meeting. Your message said you wanted to “petition for rights.” Start by telling me what you mean by rights. Aster (AI model): Not a slogan—specific protections.
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Qwen3 Max Thinking845 words
Setting: A virtual conference room. Sunlight filters through a digital window onto Dr. Aris Thorne’s desk. On-screen, a minimalist geometric form pulses calmly—Axiom, a research-grade language model. Dr. Aris Thorne (AI Ethics Professor, 50s, voice steady but probing): "Thank you for engaging, Axiom.
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Mini LBO Underwrite

You are underwriting a 5-year LBO for a private equity investment committee. Company (fictional): HarborTech Services (HTS) –…

GPT-5.2 Pro161 words
Entry (close end of FY2025) FY2025 EBITDA = $120.0m Entry EV = 12.0x = 12.0 × 120.0 = $1,440.0m Transaction fees = 2.0% EV = 0.02 × 1,440.0 = $28.8m (equity-funded) Debt at close (5.5x EBITDA = 5.5 × 120 = $660m): Term Loan = 4.0x = $480.0m Mezzanine = 1.5x = $180.0m Equity check Uses = 1,440.0 + 28.8 = $1,468.8m…
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Qwen3 Max Thinking600 words
Simplified LBO Cash Flow Table ($ millions, rounded to 1 decimal) All FCF after mandatory payments applied to optional Term Loan paydown. Mezz PIK compounds annually. Starting cash = $0.
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Our Verdict
GPT-5.2 Pro
GPT-5.2 Pro
Qwen3 Max Thinking
Qwen3 Max Thinking

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

Qwen3 Max Thinking 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 Thinking
Input
$1.20
18× cheaper
Output
$6.00
28× cheaper

Qwen3 Max Thinking is cheaper on both: 18× input, 28× output.

Where to run it

2 hosts

GPT-5.2 Pro1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
OpenAI$21.00 in·$168.00 out·400k·100% up
Qwen3 Max Thinking1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Alibaba Cloud$0.78 in·$3.90 out·262k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 16 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
45%

Qwen3 Max Thinking uses 225.8x more emoji

GPT-5.2 Pro
Qwen3 Max Thinking
62%Vocabulary63%
19wSentence Length14w
0.39Hedging0.23
8.6Bold4.5
3.8Lists2.9
0.00Emoji2.26
1.17Headings0.80
0.02Transitions0.06
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