OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Compare OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra by OpenAI against Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct by Qwen, context windows of 1.1M vs 66K, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B InstructRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra has the edge — newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct is 10x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra
Input
$2.50
Output
$15.00
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Input
$0.15
17× cheaper
Output
$1.50
10× cheaper
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct is cheaper on both — 17× input, 10× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
35%
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct uses 58.9x more emoji
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
57%Vocabulary52%
18wSentence Length16w
0.85Hedging0.20
2.8Bold5.8
4.6Lists3.7
0.00Emoji0.59
1.12Headings0.96
0.06Transitions0.05
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