GPT-5 vs Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Compare GPT-5 by OpenAI against Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B by Qwen, context windows of 400K vs 262K, tested across 51 shared challenges. Updated May 2026.
Which is better, GPT-5 or Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B?
GPT-5 and Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B are both competitive models. GPT-5 costs $1.25/M input tokens vs $0.1612/M for Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B. Context windows: 400K vs 262K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between GPT-5 and Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B
GPT-5 is made by openai while Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B is from qwen. GPT-5 has a 400K token context window compared to Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B's 262K. On pricing, GPT-5 costs $1.25/M input tokens vs $0.1612/M for Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B.
Per 1M tokens
Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B is cheaper on both — 7.8× input, 10× output
No community votes yet. On paper, GPT-5 has the edge — bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B is 10x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Style Comparison
Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B uses 160.3x more emoji
