GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) vs Qwen3.8 27B (Medium)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) by OpenAI or Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6.1 Sol (Max)
Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Max): 46.7% less intelligence, 7.7% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 75.0% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) | Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 51.8 | 27.6 | −46.7% Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) is 46.7% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,081.55 | $1,165.00 | +7.7% Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) is 7.7% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 220.48s | 55.12s | −75.0% Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) is 75.0% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $10.0 | $0.50 / $3.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) is on today's frontier: nothing is both smarter and cheaper.
- Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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