GPT-5.5 vs Qwen: Qwen3 Max
Compare GPT-5.5 by OpenAI against Qwen: Qwen3 Max by Qwen, context windows of 1.1M vs 256K, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-5.5
Qwen: Qwen3 MaxRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, GPT-5.5 has the edge — newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Qwen: Qwen3 Max is 5.0x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-5.5
Input
$5.00
Output
$30.00
Qwen: Qwen3 Max
Input
$1.20
4.2× cheaper
Output
$6.00
5.0× cheaper
Qwen: Qwen3 Max is cheaper on both — 4.2× input, 5.0× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
61%
Qwen: Qwen3 Max uses 45.1x more emoji
GPT-5.5
Qwen: Qwen3 Max
58%Vocabulary60%
18wSentence Length28w
0.74Hedging0.48
2.9Bold5.7
5.1Lists4.1
0.00Emoji0.45
1.68Headings0.78
0.03Transitions0.18
Based on 26 + 22 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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