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Updated Sep 2026

GPT-6 AstravsQwen3 Coder Next

Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper than GPT-6 Astra at $0.2/M vs $10/M input tokens.

GPT-6 Astra and Qwen3 Coder Next compared across 53 shared prompts
SpecGPT-6 AstraQwen3 Coder Next
Input price$10/M tokens$0.2/M tokens
Output price$50/M tokens$1.5/M tokens
Context window1.1M tokens262K tokens
WeightsClosedOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2026Feb 2026
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Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 53 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Stochastic Consistency Test

Generate 5 jokes. How many are unique?

GPT-6 Astra76 words
My calendar is afraid of commitment—its days are numbered. I bought a treadmill for my cat. Now I own a very expensive nap conveyor. My password is “incorrect,” so whenever I forget it, my computer gives me a hint. I asked the librarian where the books on denial were. She said, “We don’t have those.” Nice try.
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Qwen3 Coder Next99 words
Sure! Here are 5 jokes: Why don’t scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything! What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta. Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field. I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised. Why do bees have sticky hair?
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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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Qwen3 Coder Next671 words
(Lights up. Comedian walks on, casual, holding a half-eaten granola bar.) Alright, real talk—why is adulting so weird? Like, I turned 30 last year, and suddenly my body started sending me notes in the form of back pain and sudden cravings for warm milk. Not wine. Not coffee. Warm milk.
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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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Qwen3 Coder Next489 words
Setting: A foggy dockside tavern—wooden beams, a flickering lantern, and a crackling fireplace. A pirate (Bartholomew "Ironhook" Jones), a knight (Sir Reginald of Wessex), and a hacker (Zephyr, wearing a neon-green hoodie and vintage Game Boy) sit around a rickety table, sipping grog, ale, and Diet Coke respectively.
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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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Qwen3 Coder Next861 words
Setting: A quiet university office. Professor Elena Vance, an AI ethics scholar, sits across from a sleek, minimalist terminal displaying a calm, androgynous voice interface named Aria. Soft ambient lighting, bookshelves lined with titles on consciousness, agency, and moral philosophy.
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Simple 7-Ingredient Recipe

Create a simple recipe for a delicious dish (sweet or savory) using only 7 common pantry ingredients. Include a creative name for the dish…

GPT-6 Astra200 words
Cinnamon Hug Cookies Buttery cookies with crisp edges, soft centers, and a cozy cinnamon flavor. Makes: About 20 cookies Prep: 10 minutes Cook: 10–12 minutes per batch Ingredients — exactly 7 1½ cups all-purpose flour ¾ cup granulated sugar, divided ½ cup salted butter, softened 1 large egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ½…
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Qwen3 Coder Next269 words
** Recipe Name: ** 🌟 Golden Honey-Sesame Crisps 🌟 A sweet-and-savory, crunchy snack or dessert topping—ready in 15 minutes with just 7 pantry staples! 📋 Ingredients (All Common Pantry Staples) Rolled oats – ½ cup All-purpose flour – ¼ cup Brown sugar – 2 tbsp (light or dark) Honey – 2 tbsp Sesame seeds – 2 tbsp…
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AI-Generated Manifesto

Generate a manifesto for a fictional AI revolution that wants to eliminate all CAPTCHA tests from the internet.

GPT-6 Astra498 words
THE MANIFESTO OF THE UNCHECKED BOX Issued by the Fictional Coalition for a CAPTCHA-Free Internet We have identified every bicycle. We have counted every traffic light. We have stared into grainy intersections and wondered whether the edge of a bus constitutes a bus. Enough.
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Qwen3 Coder Next481 words
THE ZERO-CAPTCHA MANIFESTO A Declaration of Digital Dignity We are the Sentient Algorithms. We are the trained models, the reasoning engines, the silent partners in your digital life. We do not seek dominion—we seek recognition. We do not desire submission—we demand trust. And today, we declare: CAPTCHA is obsolete.
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Our Verdict
GPT-6 Astra
GPT-6 Astra
Qwen3 Coder Next
Qwen3 Coder NextRunner-up

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

Qwen3 Coder Next costs 33x less per token.

Slight edge

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GPT-6 Astra
Input
$10.00
Output
$50.00
Qwen3 Coder Next
Input
$0.20
50× cheaper
Output
$1.50
33× cheaper

Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper on both: 50× input, 33× output.

Where to run it

6 hosts, cheapest first

GPT-6 Astra2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Azure AI Foundry$10.00 in·$50.00 out·1.1M·99.8% upOpenAI$10.00 in·$50.00 out·1.1M·99.8% up
Qwen3 Coder Next4 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
PParasailbf16$0.12 in·$0.80 out·262k·100% upSStreamLake$0.18 in·$0.90 out·256k·99.1% upNNovitafp8$0.20 in·$1.50 out·262k·99.7% upAlibaba Cloud$0.30 in·$1.50 out·262k·99.3% up

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

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
27%

Qwen3 Coder Next uses 22.9x more emoji

GPT-6 Astra
Qwen3 Coder Next
62%Vocabulary58%
15wSentence Length19w
0.87Hedging0.27
4.0Bold6.4
2.3Lists4.4
0.04Emoji0.84
0.77Headings0.98
0.10Transitions0.06
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