Qwen3 Max (Preview) vs GPT-5.1 (high)

Comparing 2 AI models · 5 benchmarks · Alibaba, OpenAI

Most Affordable
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Qwen3 Max (Preview)
$1.20/1M
Highest Intelligence
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GPT-5.1 (high)
87.3% GPQA
Best for Coding
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GPT-5.1 (high)
57.5 Coding Index
Price Difference
1.0x
input cost range

Composite Indices

Intelligence, Coding, Math

Standard Benchmarks

Academic and industry benchmarks

Benchmark Winners

5 tests
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Qwen3 Max (Preview)

0

No clear wins

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GPT-5.1 (high)

5
  • GPQA
  • MMLU Pro
  • HLE
  • LiveCodeBench
  • AIME 2025
Metric
Alibaba logo Qwen3 Max (Preview)
Alibaba
OpenAI logo GPT-5.1 (high)
OpenAI
Pricing
Per 1M tokens
Input Cost $1.20/1M $1.25/1M
Output Cost $6.00/1M $10.00/1M
Blended Cost 3:1 input/output ratio
$2.40/1M $3.44/1M
Specifications
Organization Model creator
Alibaba OpenAI
Release Date Launch date
Sep 5, 2025 Nov 13, 2025
Performance & Speed
Throughput Output speed
30.7 tok/s 273.7 tok/s
Time to First Token (TTFT) Initial response delay
1843ms 8572ms
Latency Time to first answer token
1843ms 8572ms
Composite Indices
Intelligence Index Overall reasoning capability
48.5 69.7
Coding Index Programming ability
40.2 57.5
Math Index Mathematical reasoning
75.0 94.0
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA Graduate-level reasoning
76.4% 87.3%
MMLU Pro Advanced knowledge
83.8% 87.0%
HLE Hard language evaluation
9.3% 26.5%
LiveCodeBench Real-world coding tasks
65.1% 86.8%
MATH 500 Mathematical problems
AIME 2025 Advanced math competition
75.0% 94.0%
AIME (Original) Math olympiad problems
SciCode Scientific code generation
37.0% 43.3%
LCR Code review capability
39.7% 75.0%
IFBench Instruction-following
48.0% 72.9%
TAU-bench v2 Tool use & agentic tasks
32.7% 81.9%
TerminalBench Hard CLI command generation
18.4% 42.6%

Key Takeaways

Qwen3 Max (Preview) offers the best value at $1.20/1M, making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.

GPT-5.1 (high) leads in reasoning capabilities with a 87.3% GPQA score, excelling at complex analytical tasks and problem-solving.

GPT-5.1 (high) achieves a 57.5 coding index, making it the top choice for software development and code generation tasks.

All models support context windows of ∞+ tokens, suitable for processing lengthy documents and maintaining extended conversations.

When to Choose Each Model

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Qwen3 Max (Preview)

  • Cost-sensitive applications
  • High-volume processing
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GPT-5.1 (high)

  • Complex reasoning tasks
  • Research & analysis
  • Code generation
  • Software development

Cost Calculator

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$0.00
per month
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per month

Costs are estimates based on API pricing. Actual costs may vary based on caching, batch processing, and volume discounts.