GPT-5 vs QwQ 32B
Compare GPT-5 by OpenAI against QwQ 32B by Qwen, context windows of 400K vs 40K, tested across 15 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-5
QwQ 32BRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, GPT-5 has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
QwQ 32B is 6.7x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Slight edge
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-5
Input
$1.25
Output
$10.00
QwQ 32B
Input
$0.50
2.5× cheaper
Output
$1.50
6.7× cheaper
QwQ 32B is cheaper on both — 2.5× input, 6.7× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
44%
GPT-5 uses 16.2x more headings
GPT-5
QwQ 32B
65%Vocabulary64%
13wSentence Length12w
0.20Hedging0.36
0.2Bold13.6
4.6Lists8.4
0.00Emoji0.00
0.16Headings0.00
0.03Transitions0.39
Based on 16 + 4 text responses
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