GPT-5.5 (High) vs Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.5 (High) by OpenAI or Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B
Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B vs GPT-5.5 (High): 7.8% more intelligence, 17.3% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 63.0% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-5.5 (High) | Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 37.0 | 39.9 | +7.8% Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B is 7.8% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $3,181.05 | $2,632.05 | −17.3% Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B is 17.3% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 39.78s | 64.84s | +63.0% Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B is 63.0% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $5.00 / $30.0 | $2.00 / $6.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5.5 (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Kimi K3.1 Pro scores 55.10 for $3117.
- Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback) scores 53.60 for $2172.
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