GPT-5.5 Instant (June 2026) vs Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.5 Instant (June 2026) by OpenAI or Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-27.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-5.5 Instant (June 2026)
Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) vs GPT-5.5 Instant (June 2026): 17.7% less intelligence, 16.1% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 584.2% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-5.5 Instant (June 2026) | Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 26.0 | 21.4 | −17.7% Qwen3.6 27B (Reasonin… is 17.7% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $986.85 | $1,145.36 | +16.1% Qwen3.6 27B (Reasonin… is 16.1% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 16.20s | 110.84s | +584.2% Qwen3.6 27B (Reasonin… is 584.2% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $5.00 / $30.0 | $0.60 / $3.60 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5.5 Instant (June 2026) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
- Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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