GPT-5 mini (High) vs Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: GPT-5 mini (High) by OpenAI or Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) 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 mini (High)
Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) vs GPT-5 mini (High): 7.1% less intelligence, 250.5% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 68.2% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-5 mini (High) | Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 16.8 | 15.6 | −7.1% Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Re… is 7.1% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $188.66 | $661.29 | +250.5% Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Re… is 3.5× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 67.32s | 21.43s | −68.2% Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Re… is 68.2% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.25 / $2.00 | $0.40 / $3.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5 mini (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) scores 41.20 for $158.
- Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
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