GPT-6 Astra (Low) vs Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6 Astra (Low) 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 (Low)
Qwen3.8 Max (0902) vs GPT-6 Astra (Low): 0.9% less intelligence, 221.1% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 418.4% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-6 Astra (Low) | Qwen3.8 Max (0902) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 45.8 | 45.4 | −0.9% Qwen3.8 Max (0902) is 0.9% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,536.78 | $4,934.79 | +221.1% Qwen3.8 Max (0902) is 3.2× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 12.36s | 64.07s | +418.4% Qwen3.8 Max (0902) is 418.4% 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 (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- 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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