GPT-5.6 Terra (High) vs Qwen3.7 Max
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.6 Terra (High) by OpenAI or Qwen3.7 Max by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-5.6 Terra (High)
Qwen3.7 Max vs GPT-5.6 Terra (High): 13.7% less intelligence, 155.9% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 147.8% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-5.6 Terra (High) | Qwen3.7 Max | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 34.2 | 29.5 | −13.7% Qwen3.7 Max is 13.7% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $767.78 | $1,964.83 | +155.9% Qwen3.7 Max is 2.6× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 6.69s | 16.58s | +147.8% Qwen3.7 Max is 147.8% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $12.0 | $2.50 / $7.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5.6 Terra (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
- Qwen3.7 Max is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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