Model comparison
GPT-5.3 Chat vs Qwen Plus
GPT-5.3 Chat is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.1 to 36.7 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Plus costs 8.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.3 Chat's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.3 Chat scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen Plus in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where GPT-5.3 Chat leads 35.4 to 22.0.
- Qwen Plus is cheaper at $0.40 / $1.20 per million input/output tokens, against $1.75 / $14 for GPT-5.3 Chat.
- Qwen Plus accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| GPT-5.3 Chat | Qwen Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 42.1 | 36.7 |
| Released | 2026-03-03 | 2024-01-25 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 128K | 1M |
| Max output | 16K | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.75 | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $14 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 18 | 20 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-5.3 Chat leads
GPT-5.3 Chat: 40.8 (#124), Qwen Plus: 38.3 (#163)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Chat | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1408 | 1328 |
Reasoning Too close to call
GPT-5.3 Chat: 27.3 (#105), Qwen Plus: 27.6 (#101)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Chat | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1399 | 1317 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 63.3% |
| DTBench | — | 81.1% |
| LMCA | — | 24% |
Math GPT-5.3 Chat leads
GPT-5.3 Chat: 35.4 (#146), Qwen Plus: 22.0 (#266)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Chat | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1389 | 1326 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 17.8% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 65.3% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1.7% |
Knowledge GPT-5.3 Chat leads
GPT-5.3 Chat: 38.2 (#137), Qwen Plus: 27.4 (#245)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Chat | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1397 | 1328 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 48.1% |
Multilingual GPT-5.3 Chat leads
GPT-5.3 Chat: 50.5 (#119), Qwen Plus: 45.3 (#170)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Chat | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1383 | 1310 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1433 | 1347 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1351 | 1251 |
| LMArena Russian | 1400 | 1323 |
| LMArena French | 1398 | — |
| LMArena German | 1384 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1347 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1371 | — |
Instruction Following GPT-5.3 Chat leads
GPT-5.3 Chat: 73.0 (#124), Qwen Plus: 69.0 (#176)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Chat | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1378 | 1303 |
Long Context GPT-5.3 Chat leads
GPT-5.3 Chat: 42.6 (#115), Qwen Plus: 40.3 (#153)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Chat | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1396 | 1325 |
Writing & Preference GPT-5.3 Chat leads
GPT-5.3 Chat: 63.3 (#65), Qwen Plus: 52.4 (#171)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Chat | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1389 | 1326 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1356 | 1293 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1413 | 1336 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1690 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-5.3 Chat better than Qwen Plus?
GPT-5.3 Chat is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.1 to 36.7 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Plus costs 8.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.3 Chat's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, GPT-5.3 Chat or Qwen Plus?
Qwen Plus is cheaper. It lists at $0.40 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; GPT-5.3 Chat lists at $1.75 and $14.
Is GPT-5.3 Chat or Qwen Plus better for coding?
GPT-5.3 Chat scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 38.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen Plus does, with 1M tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do GPT-5.3 Chat and Qwen Plus share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.3 Chat has 18 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Plus has 20.