Model comparison

GPT-5.2 Pro vs Qwen2.5 32B Instruct

GPT-5.2 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 52.2 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index. Qwen2.5 32B Instruct costs 47× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.2 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.2 Pro OpenAI

52.2

Rank #34 Reported

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct Alibaba (Qwen)

29.7

Rank #291 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. GPT-5.2 Pro scores higher in 2 categories and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct in 0 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in math, where GPT-5.2 Pro leads 64.8 to 15.3.
  • Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is cheaper at $0.70 / $2.80 per million input/output tokens, against $21 / $168 for GPT-5.2 Pro.
  • GPT-5.2 Pro accepts more context: 400K tokens versus 131K.
  • Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GPT-5.2 Pro and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct specifications
GPT-5.2 ProQwen2.5 32B Instruct
ProviderOpenAIAlibaba (Qwen)
Noometry Index52.229.7
Released2025-12-112024-09
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window400K131K
Max output128K8K
Input $ / M tokens$21$0.70
Output $ / M tokens$168$2.80
Results tracked87

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Category by category

Coding Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 38.1 (#165)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProQwen2.5 32B Instruct
BigCodeBench Instruct—45%
BigCodeBench Complete—52.3%

Reasoning GPT-5.2 Pro leads

GPT-5.2 Pro: 51.8 (#31), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 18.5 (#262)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProQwen2.5 32B Instruct
Epoch Capabilities Index155.41128.52
ARC-AGI-254.2%—
SimpleBench57.4%—
NYT Connections (extended)79.3%—
ARC-AGI-190.5%—
Chess Puzzles—0%

Math GPT-5.2 Pro leads

GPT-5.2 Pro: 64.8 (#23), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 15.3 (#289)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProQwen2.5 32B Instruct
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)74%—
FrontierMath Tier 446%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025—7.4%
MATH Level 5—56.1%
FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1)31.3%—

Knowledge Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Pro: —, Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 24.9 (#259)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 ProQwen2.5 32B Instruct
GPQA Diamond—46.1%

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.2 Pro better than Qwen2.5 32B Instruct?

GPT-5.2 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 52.2 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index. Qwen2.5 32B Instruct costs 47× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.2 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Which is cheaper, GPT-5.2 Pro or Qwen2.5 32B Instruct?

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is cheaper. It lists at $0.70 per million input tokens and $2.80 per million output tokens; GPT-5.2 Pro lists at $21 and $168.

Which has the bigger context window?

GPT-5.2 Pro does, with 400K tokens against 131K.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.2 Pro and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct share?

1 benchmark has published results for both models. GPT-5.2 Pro has 8 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has 7.

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