Model comparison
GPT-5.5 Instant vs Qwen1.5-110B
GPT-5.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.7 to 34.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.5 Instant scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen1.5-110B in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GPT-5.5 Instant leads 61.8 to 38.0.
- Qwen1.5-110B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| GPT-5.5 Instant | Qwen1.5-110B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 42.7 | 34.2 |
| Released | 2026-05-05 | 2024-04-25 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 27 | 20 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 44.3 (#74), Qwen1.5-110B: 33.0 (#264)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Qwen1.5-110B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1433 | 1184 |
| SciCode | 48.6% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 35% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 44.4% |
Reasoning GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 24.9 (#155), Qwen1.5-110B: 22.7 (#189)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Qwen1.5-110B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1426 | 1168 |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 12% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 142.52 | — |
| ForecastBench | — | 57.7 |
Math Qwen1.5-110B leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 26.5 (#259), Qwen1.5-110B: 33.7 (#201)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Qwen1.5-110B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1420 | 1185 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 26.3% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 2.4% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 68.1% | — |
Knowledge GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 48.9 (#74), Qwen1.5-110B: 31.2 (#219)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Qwen1.5-110B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1409 | 1144 |
| GPQA Diamond | 82.5% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
GPT-5.5 Instant: 40.0 (#52), Qwen1.5-110B: —
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Qwen1.5-110B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1250 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1403 | — |
Multilingual GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 52.8 (#80), Qwen1.5-110B: 33.6 (#250)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Qwen1.5-110B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1417 | 1142 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1456 | 1206 |
| LMArena French | 1428 | 1151 |
| LMArena German | 1411 | 1123 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1408 | 1074 |
| LMArena Korean | 1392 | 1044 |
| LMArena Russian | 1431 | 1118 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1429 | 1142 |
Instruction Following GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 74.2 (#100), Qwen1.5-110B: 60.3 (#252)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Qwen1.5-110B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1406 | 1158 |
Long Context GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 43.4 (#96), Qwen1.5-110B: 35.1 (#242)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Qwen1.5-110B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1422 | 1157 |
Writing & Preference GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 61.8 (#85), Qwen1.5-110B: 38.0 (#255)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Qwen1.5-110B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1419 | 1175 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1419 | 1148 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1433 | 1160 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-5.5 Instant better than Qwen1.5-110B?
GPT-5.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.7 to 34.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is GPT-5.5 Instant or Qwen1.5-110B better for coding?
GPT-5.5 Instant scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.3 versus 33.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GPT-5.5 Instant and Qwen1.5-110B share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.5 Instant has 27 scored results on Noometry and Qwen1.5-110B has 20.