GPT-5.5 vs Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Compare GPT-5.5 by OpenAI against Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview by Qwen, context windows of 1.1M vs 262K, tested across 49 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-5.5
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max PreviewRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, GPT-5.5 has the edge — bigger context window, major provider backing.
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview is 4.8x 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: Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Input
$1.04
4.8× cheaper
Output
$6.24
4.8× cheaper
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview is cheaper on both — 4.8× input, 4.8× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
61%
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview uses 188.4x more emoji
GPT-5.5
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview
58%Vocabulary62%
18wSentence Length21w
0.74Hedging0.22
2.9Bold3.8
5.1Lists2.9
0.00Emoji1.88
1.68Headings0.62
0.03Transitions0.02
Based on 26 + 26 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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