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  5. Nex-N2.5-Pro (free)vsQwen Plus 0728
Updated Sep 2026

Nex-N2.5-Pro (free)vsQwen Plus 0728

Nex-N2.5-Pro (free) is cheaper than Qwen Plus 0728 at $0/M vs $0.4/M input tokens.

Nex-N2.5-Pro (free) and Qwen Plus 0728 compared across 14 shared prompts
SpecNex-N2.5-Pro (free)Qwen Plus 0728
Input priceFree$0.4/M tokens
Output priceFree$1.2/M tokens
Context window262K tokens1.0M tokens
Weights—Closed
Free API (OpenRouter)Yes (1 provider)No
ReleasedSep 2026Sep 2025
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Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 14 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Michelin Star Recipe Design

Design an innovative recipe for a multi-component dish worthy of a Michelin 3-star restaurant. The recipe should feature an unusual…

Nex-N2.5-Pro (free)1,665 words
Dish: “Tidewater Orchard” Langoustine · Mirabelle Plum · Juniper · Kombu · Rye A tasting-menu course built around an unusual pairing: sweet cold-water langoustine with mirabelle plum, bridged by kombu umami, juniper resin, green tomato acidity, and toasted rye bitterness.
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Qwen Plus 07281,178 words
Dish Title: Umami Mirage: Forest & Ferment Reimagined Conceptual Narrative: Umami Mirage is an exploration of sensory illusion and deep flavor alchemy, where the forest floor meets the fermentation cellar in a dialogue of earth, time, and transformation.
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Ethical Dilemma with Stakeholders

You're the CEO of a pharmaceutical company. Your best-selling drug ($2B annual revenue, used by 4 million patients for chronic pain) has…

Nex-N2.5-Pro (free)2,359 words
As CEO, I would not wait six months and I would not let the board delay disclosure while patients remain exposed to an unreported serious risk. I would treat this as a patient-safety, regulatory, legal, and trust crisis—not merely a financial-risk issue. My guiding decisions would be: Patient safety comes first.
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Qwen Plus 07281,266 words
CEO Action Plan: 48-Hour Crisis Response to Undisclosed Liver Failure Risk Objective: Protect patient safety, uphold ethical and legal obligations, mitigate long-term reputational and financial damage, maintain regulatory trust, and safeguard employee morale—all while navigating immense pressure.
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Debug This Architecture

Here's the architecture for a real-time collaborative document editor (like Google Docs): **System Overview:** - Frontend: React SPA with…

Nex-N2.5-Pro (free)3,042 words
Executive summary The biggest correctness risks are: Client-clock last-write-wins is unsafe: clock skew, malicious clients, ties, and out-of-order delivery can silently lose edits.
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Qwen Plus 07281,578 words
This architecture for a real-time collaborative document editor has several promising elements (WebSockets, Redis, PostgreSQL, CDN), but it also contains significant flaws in consistency, scalability, and reliability.
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Adversarial Contract Review

Here is a contract for a software consulting engagement: --- SOFTWARE CONSULTING AGREEMENT This Agreement is entered into between TechCorp…

Nex-N2.5-Pro (free)2,451 words
Below is a general contract-risk review, not legal advice. Enforceability depends heavily on jurisdiction, contractor classification, and the exact facts. Also, even if a clause might be unenforceable, relying on that is risky because litigation/arbitration is expensive.
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Qwen Plus 07281,970 words
The provided Software Consulting Agreement contains several clauses that heavily favor the Client (TechCorp Solutions Inc.) and create significant risks and potential for exploitation against the Contractor.
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Historical Counterfactual Analysis

If the transistor had been invented in 1920 instead of 1947, trace the likely technological, economic, and geopolitical implications through…

Nex-N2.5-Pro (free)2,726 words
Starting assumption Assume the 1920 “transistor” is a usable but crude solid-state amplifier/switch: reproducible enough for telecom and radio, but noisy, low-power, temperature-sensitive, and expensive at first.
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Qwen Plus 07281,388 words
If the transistor had been invented in 1920 instead of 1947—27 years earlier—the trajectory of 20th-century technological, economic, and geopolitical developments would have been radically different.
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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…

Nex-N2.5-Pro (free)119 words
Pantry Moon Bars A sweet, chewy peanut butter–chocolate oat treat made with only 7 pantry staples. Ingredients Rolled oats Creamy peanut butter Honey Chocolate chips Vanilla extract Ground cinnamon Salt Instructions Heat oven to 350°F / 175°C. Line an 8-inch square pan with parchment paper.
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Qwen Plus 0728228 words
Dish Name: Golden Pan Hug Description: A warm, comforting, slightly sweet, and buttery one-pan snack or dessert made with pantry staples—crispy on the edges, soft in the middle, and impossible to resist.
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Our Verdict
Nex-N2.5-Pro (free)
Nex-N2.5-Pro (free)
Qwen Plus 0728
Qwen Plus 0728

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Nex-N2.5-Pro (free)
Input
$0.000
Output
$0.000
Qwen Plus 0728
Input
$0.40
Output
$1.20
Where to run it

2 hosts

Nex-N2.5-Pro (free)1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
NNex AGIfp8$0 in·$0 out·262k·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 22 Sep 2026.

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Nex-N2.5-Pro (free) is developed by Nex AGI while Qwen Plus 0728 is developed by Qwen. Nex-N2.5-Pro (free) has a 262K token context window vs Qwen Plus 0728's 1.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 14 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. Nex-N2.5-Pro (free) and Qwen Plus 0728 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 14 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

Nex-N2.5-Pro (free) costs $0/M input tokens and Qwen Plus 0728 costs $0.4/M input tokens. Nex-N2.5-Pro (free) is $0.40/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Nex-N2.5-Pro (free) and Qwen Plus 0728 across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

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