GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) vs Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) by OpenAI or Qwen3.8 Max (0902) by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-5.6 Sol (Max)
Qwen3.8 Max (0902) vs GPT-5.6 Sol (Max): 3.4% less intelligence, 42.4% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 40.1% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) | Qwen3.8 Max (0902) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 47.0 | 45.4 | −3.4% Qwen3.8 Max (0902) is 3.4% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $3,464.84 | $4,934.79 | +42.4% Qwen3.8 Max (0902) is 42.4% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 105.07s | 62.92s | −40.1% Qwen3.8 Max (0902) is 40.1% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $4.00 / $20.0 | $2.00 / $6.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5.6 Sol (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Kimi K3.1 Pro scores 55.10 for $3117.
- Qwen3.8 Max (0902) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) scores 56.00 for $4057.
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