GPT-5.2 vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Compare GPT-5.2 by OpenAI against Qwen3 Coder Next by Qwen, context windows of 400K vs 262K, tested across 52 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-5.2
Qwen3 Coder NextRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, GPT-5.2 has the edge — bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Qwen3 Coder Next is 9.3x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-5.2
Input
$1.75
Output
$14.00
Qwen3 Coder Next
Input
$0.20
8.8× cheaper
Output
$1.50
9.3× cheaper
Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper on both — 8.8× input, 9.3× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
52%
Qwen3 Coder Next uses 14.7x more emoji
GPT-5.2
Qwen3 Coder Next
64%Vocabulary58%
16wSentence Length19w
0.34Hedging0.29
9.4Bold6.3
3.9Lists4.0
0.06Emoji0.86
0.89Headings0.92
0.31Transitions0.07
Based on 15 + 21 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
FAQ
