GPT-6 Sol (Medium) vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6 Sol (Medium) by OpenAI or Qwen3.5 397B A17B (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-6 Sol (Medium)
Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning) vs GPT-6 Sol (Medium): 53.8% less intelligence, 126.0% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and end-to-end time not fully reported.
| Metric | GPT-6 Sol (Medium) | Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 39.8 | 18.4 | −53.8% Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Re… is 53.8% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $416.32 | $940.97 | +126.0% Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Re… is 2.3× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | Not reported | 65.10s | — not comparable |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $10.0 | $0.60 / $3.60 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-6 Sol (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
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