GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium) vs Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium) 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 2026-10-27.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B scores 9.8 points higher (39.9 vs 30.1) but costs 5.9× as much to run the benchmark ($2632 vs $447; flagship vs mid-range cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B when you need intelligence above 30.1, and GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium) when 30.1 is enough.
| Metric | GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium) | Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 30.1 | 39.9 | +32.6% Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B is 32.6% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $446.53 | $2,632.05 | +489.4% Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B is 5.9× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 5.93s | 64.93s | +994.9% Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B is 994.9% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $12.0 | $2.00 / $6.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B vs GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium): 32.6% more intelligence, 489.4% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 994.9% slower end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5.6 Terra (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- 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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