Model comparison
GPT-5.3 Chat vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 42.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.3 Chat scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.5 Max Preview in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads 56.4 to 50.5.
Side by side
| GPT-5.3 Chat | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 42.1 | 44.7 |
| Released | 2026-03-03 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 16K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.75 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $14 | — |
| Results tracked | 18 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
GPT-5.3 Chat: 40.8 (#124), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 43.4 (#79)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Chat | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1408 | 1488 |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
GPT-5.3 Chat: 27.3 (#105), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 29.6 (#81)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Chat | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1399 | 1483 |
Math Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
GPT-5.3 Chat: 35.4 (#146), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 37.3 (#99)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Chat | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1389 | 1473 |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
GPT-5.3 Chat: 38.2 (#137), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.1 (#104)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Chat | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1397 | 1489 |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
GPT-5.3 Chat: 50.5 (#119), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.4 (#21)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Chat | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1383 | 1465 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1433 | 1534 |
| LMArena French | 1398 | 1483 |
| LMArena German | 1384 | 1487 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1351 | 1497 |
| LMArena Korean | 1347 | 1438 |
| LMArena Russian | 1400 | 1472 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1371 | 1470 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
GPT-5.3 Chat: 73.0 (#124), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.2 (#28)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Chat | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1378 | 1467 |
Long Context Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
GPT-5.3 Chat: 42.6 (#115), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#44)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Chat | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1396 | 1477 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
GPT-5.3 Chat: 63.3 (#65), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.1 (#39)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.3 Chat | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1389 | 1471 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1356 | 1464 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1413 | 1478 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1690 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-5.3 Chat better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 42.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is GPT-5.3 Chat or Qwen3.5 Max Preview better for coding?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.4 versus 40.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GPT-5.3 Chat and Qwen3.5 Max Preview share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.3 Chat has 18 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.