GPT-6 Astra (High) vs Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6 Astra (High) by OpenAI or Qwen3.8 Max (0902) by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-6 Astra (High)
Qwen3.8 Max (0902) vs GPT-6 Astra (High): 10.8% less intelligence, 68.7% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 6.4% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6 Astra (High) | Qwen3.8 Max (0902) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 50.9 | 45.4 | −10.8% Qwen3.8 Max (0902) is 10.8% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $2,925.01 | $4,934.79 | +68.7% Qwen3.8 Max (0902) is 68.7% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 60.20s | 64.07s | +6.4% Qwen3.8 Max (0902) is 6.4% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $10.0 / $50.0 | $2.00 / $6.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-6 Astra (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback) scores 53.60 for $2172.
- 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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