GPT-5 vs Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking
Compare GPT-5 by OpenAI against Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking by Qwen, context windows of 400K vs 262K, tested across 51 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-5
Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking
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
GPT-5
Input
$1.25
Output
$10.00
Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking
Input
$1.20
Output
$6.00
1.7× cheaper
Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking is cheaper on both 1.7× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
71%
Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking uses 137.1x more emoji
GPT-5
Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking
65%Vocabulary61%
13wSentence Length15w
0.20Hedging0.23
0.2Bold5.2
4.6Lists3.9
0.00Emoji1.37
0.16Headings1.22
0.03Transitions0.04
Based on 16 + 13 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
FAQ
