Model comparison
GPT-5.5 Pro vs Qwen Max
GPT-5.5 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 64.3 to 34.7 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Max costs 24× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.5 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.5 Pro scores higher in 3 categories and Qwen Max in 0 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where GPT-5.5 Pro leads 84.0 to 22.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 100% for GPT-5.5 Pro and 16.1% for Qwen Max.
- Qwen Max is cheaper at $1.60 / $6.40 per million input/output tokens, against $30 / $180 for GPT-5.5 Pro.
- GPT-5.5 Pro accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 33K.
Side by side
| GPT-5.5 Pro | Qwen Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 64.3 | 34.7 |
| Released | 2026-04-23 | 2024-04-03 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | 33K |
| Max output | 128K | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $30 | $1.60 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $180 | $6.40 |
| Results tracked | 14 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
GPT-5.5 Pro: —, Qwen Max: 30.7 (#292)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Pro | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| Aider Polyglot | — | 21.8% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1288 |
Reasoning GPT-5.5 Pro leads
GPT-5.5 Pro: 73.3 (#10), Qwen Max: 25.1 (#151)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Pro | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 84.6% | — |
| SimpleBench | 76.9% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 96.5% | — |
| CritPt | 30.6% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 64% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1269 |
| DTBench | 96% | — |
| LMCA | 53.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 162.07 | — |
Math GPT-5.5 Pro leads
GPT-5.5 Pro: 84.0 (#10), Qwen Max: 22.3 (#276)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Pro | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 100% | 16.1% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 52.4% | 1% |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 87.7% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 78% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1275 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 67.2% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 39.6% | — |
Knowledge GPT-5.5 Pro leads
GPT-5.5 Pro: 64.1 (#19), Qwen Max: 30.3 (#228)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Pro | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 93.9% | 56.1% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1248 |
Multilingual Not comparable
GPT-5.5 Pro: —, Qwen Max: 41.8 (#202)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Pro | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1263 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1254 |
| LMArena French | — | 1330 |
| LMArena German | — | 1254 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1205 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1142 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1274 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1290 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
GPT-5.5 Pro: —, Qwen Max: 66.5 (#208)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Pro | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1262 |
Long Context Not comparable
GPT-5.5 Pro: —, Qwen Max: 39.4 (#180)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Pro | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1288 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
GPT-5.5 Pro: —, Qwen Max: 47.8 (#205)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Pro | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1282 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1248 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1277 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-5.5 Pro better than Qwen Max?
GPT-5.5 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 64.3 to 34.7 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Max costs 24× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.5 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, GPT-5.5 Pro or Qwen Max?
Qwen Max is cheaper. It lists at $1.60 per million input tokens and $6.40 per million output tokens; GPT-5.5 Pro lists at $30 and $180.
Which has the bigger context window?
GPT-5.5 Pro does, with 1.05M tokens against 33K.
How many benchmarks do GPT-5.5 Pro and Qwen Max share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.5 Pro has 14 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Max has 23.