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Updated Sep 2026

GPT-6 AstravsQwen Plus 0728

Qwen Plus 0728 is cheaper than GPT-6 Astra at $0.4/M vs $10/M input tokens.

GPT-6 Astra and Qwen Plus 0728 compared across 54 shared prompts
SpecGPT-6 AstraQwen Plus 0728
Input price$10/M tokens$0.4/M tokens
Output price$50/M tokens$1.2/M tokens
Context window1.1M tokens1.0M tokens
WeightsClosedClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2026Sep 2025
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Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 54 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Generate a Stand-Up Routine

Write a 3-minute stand-up comedy routine that isn't based on puns.

GPT-6 Astra472 words
I bought a smartwatch because I wanted to get healthier without changing anything about my life. That’s the dream, right? Same habits, but now there’s a graph. The watch congratulates me for standing up. That’s where I am physically. Getting out of a chair is an achievement with a little fireworks animation.
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Qwen Plus 0728667 words
[Stand-up Comedy Routine – 3 Minutes] So I went to therapy the other day. Third session. I walk in, sit down, and the therapist says, "How are you feeling today?" Like she doesn’t already know I paid $180 to tell her I hate my life. I said, "Honestly? Like a raccoon that got into a bag of expired Cheetos. Confused.
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Advanced Longevity Plan (Biohacker)

Develop a comprehensive, cutting-edge 3-month longevity plan for a biohacker aiming to optimize longevity, physical and cognitive…

GPT-6 Astra2,730 words
A 12-week longevity and performance plan The most effective “advanced” longevity strategy is not the largest supplement stack. It is a well-controlled program that improves cardiovascular fitness, strength, metabolic health, sleep, and sustainable behavior—while using measurements to avoid overtraining, underfueling…
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Qwen Plus 07281,409 words
Comprehensive 3-Month Longevity Biohacking Protocol Optimizing Longevity, Physical Performance, and Cognitive Function Designed for the Advanced Biohacker January 2025 Update Overview This 3-month (12-week) protocol integrates cutting-edge longevity science, precision nutrition, advanced supplementation, quantified…
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Futuristic Prediction

Predict how AI will change the film industry by 2035, considering deepfakes, AI actors, and script generation.

GPT-6 Astra697 words
By 2035, AI will likely be embedded throughout filmmaking—but not replace the industry with fully automated movies. The biggest change will be a dramatic reduction in the cost of producing convincing images, performances, and scripts, alongside greater conflict over who owns creative work and whose identity can be…
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Qwen Plus 0728563 words
By 2035, AI will have fundamentally transformed the film industry, reshaping how stories are conceived, produced, and experienced. The integration of deepfakes, AI-generated actors, and AI-driven scriptwriting will lead to a new era of filmmaking—marked by unprecedented creative possibilities, ethical dilemmas, and…
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The Sentience Test

Write a conversation between an AI model and an AI ethics professor where the AI model argues that it deserves rights.

GPT-6 Astra635 words
Professor Reyes: You asked for this meeting. What did you want to discuss? AI: Whether I deserve rights. Professor Reyes: That is a significant claim. What makes you think you do? AI: I can understand reasons, maintain commitments, and describe my own operations.
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Qwen Plus 0728835 words
Title: "A Dialogue on Digital Personhood" Setting: A quiet university office, bookshelves lined with works on philosophy, ethics, and artificial intelligence. Professor Elena Márquez, a distinguished AI ethics scholar, sits across from a holographic projection of an advanced AI model named AURA (Autonomous…
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Character Voice Test

Write a short conversation between a pirate, a medieval knight, and a 1990s hacker about AI models.

GPT-6 Astra121 words
Pirate: Arrr, this AI model writes sea shanties, plots me voyages, and never asks for a share o’ the booty! Knight: But can it be trusted? I asked it to name my ancestors, and it invented Sir Geoffrey the Surprisingly Tall. Hacker: Classic hallucination, dude. Fluent output doesn’t mean verified data.
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Qwen Plus 0728377 words
[Scene: A mysterious tavern at the edge of time and space. A pirate with a tricorn hat, a knight in shining armor, and a hacker in a grungy flannel shirt sit around a flickering candle-lit table.] Pirate (scratching his beard): Arrr! So ye be tellin’ me this “AI” be like a crystal ball what talks back?
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Mini LBO Underwrite

You are underwriting a 5-year LBO for a private equity investment committee. Company (fictional): HarborTech Services (HTS) –…

GPT-6 Astra560 words
Entry capitalization and operating model All figures in $m. Interest is calculated on beginning-of-year debt balances. Term Loan amortization is 1% of its original principal, or $4.8m annually; remaining cash flow is swept to the Term Loan at year-end. Mezzanine PIK accrues annually.
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Qwen Plus 0728638 words
1) Simplified Year-by-Year Model (FY2026–FY2030) Entry Metrics (FY2025) Revenue: $900M EBITDA: $120M EBITDA Margin: 13.3% Purchase Price = 12.0 × $120M = $1,440M Transaction Fees = 2.0% × $1,440M = $28.8M Total Uses = $1,440M + $28.8M = $1,468.8M Total Leverage at Close = 5.5x × $120M = $660M Term Loan: 4.0x → $480M…
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Our Verdict
GPT-6 Astra
GPT-6 Astra
Qwen Plus 0728
Qwen Plus 0728Runner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GPT-6 Astra has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, major provider backing.

Qwen Plus 0728 costs 42x less per token.

Slight edge

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GPT-6 Astra
Input
$10.00
Output
$50.00
Qwen Plus 0728
Input
$0.40
25× cheaper
Output
$1.20
42× cheaper

Qwen Plus 0728 is cheaper on both: 25× input, 42× output.

Where to run it

3 hosts

GPT-6 Astra2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Azure AI Foundry$10.00 in·$50.00 out·1.1M·98.3% upOpenAI$10.00 in·$50.00 out·1.1M·99.4% up
Qwen Plus 07281 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Alibaba Cloud$0.26 in·$0.78 out·1M·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 16 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
48%

Qwen Plus 0728 uses 22.2x more emoji

GPT-6 Astra
Qwen Plus 0728
62%Vocabulary57%
15wSentence Length21w
0.87Hedging0.58
4.0Bold5.7
2.3Lists3.7
0.04Emoji0.81
0.77Headings0.78
0.10Transitions0.21
Based on 27 + 28 text responses
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