GPT-5.6 Sol (Medium) vs Qwen3 Max Thinking (Preview)

GPT-5.6 Sol (Medium) vs Qwen3 Max Thinking (Preview). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

OpenAIGPT-5.6 Sol (Medium)Off the frontier
Intelligence
39.20
Total cost
$997
AlibabaQwen3 Max Thinking (Preview)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
16.30
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricGPT-5.6 Sol (Medium)Qwen3 Max Thinking (Preview)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)39.216.3−58.4% Qwen3 Max Thinking (P… is 58.4% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$997.39Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)10.52sNot reported— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$4.00 / $20.0—
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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