GPT-5.2 vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Compare GPT-5.2 by OpenAI against Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking by Qwen, context windows of 400K vs 66K, tested across 52 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-5.2
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, GPT-5.2 has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking is 9.3x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Slight edge
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-5.2
Input
$1.75
Output
$14.00
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Input
$0.15
12× cheaper
Output
$1.50
9.3× cheaper
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking is cheaper on both — 12× input, 9.3× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
45%
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking uses 9.9x more emoji
GPT-5.2
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
64%Vocabulary54%
16wSentence Length16w
0.34Hedging0.31
9.4Bold6.0
3.9Lists4.5
0.06Emoji0.58
0.89Headings0.88
0.31Transitions0.10
Based on 15 + 17 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
FAQ
