OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra vs Qwen: Qwen3 Max
Compare OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra by OpenAI against Qwen: Qwen3 Max by Qwen, context windows of 1.1M vs 256K, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra
Qwen: Qwen3 Max
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra
Input
$2.50
Output
$15.00
Qwen: Qwen3 Max
Input
$1.20
2.1× cheaper
Output
$6.00
2.5× cheaper
Qwen: Qwen3 Max is cheaper on both — 2.1× input, 2.5× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
43%
Qwen: Qwen3 Max uses 45.1x more emoji
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra
Qwen: Qwen3 Max
57%Vocabulary60%
18wSentence Length28w
0.85Hedging0.48
2.8Bold5.7
4.6Lists4.1
0.00Emoji0.45
1.12Headings0.78
0.06Transitions0.18
Based on 27 + 22 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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