OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna vs Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B
Compare OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna by OpenAI against Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B by Qwen, context windows of 1.1M vs 262K, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna
Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3BRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna has the edge — newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B is 3.0x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna
Input
$1.00
Output
$6.00
Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B
Input
$0.25
4.0× cheaper
Output
$2.00
3.0× cheaper
Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B is cheaper on both — 4.0× input, 3.0× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
38%
Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B uses 2.5x more bold
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Luna
Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B
59%Vocabulary51%
19wSentence Length15w
0.84Hedging0.39
2.7Bold6.8
4.5Lists4.8
0.00Emoji0.00
1.20Headings0.84
0.10Transitions0.14
Based on 27 + 23 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
FAQ
