Model comparison

GPT-5.5 Pro vs Qwen2.5 32B Instruct

GPT-5.5 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 64.3 to 30.1 on the Noometry Index. Qwen2.5 32B Instruct costs 55× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.5 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.5 Pro OpenAI

64.3

Rank #8 Confirmed

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct Alibaba (Qwen)

30.1

Rank #297 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.5 Pro scores higher in 3 categories and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct 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 16.2.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 100% for GPT-5.5 Pro and 7.4% for Qwen2.5 32B Instruct.
  • Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is cheaper at $0.70 / $2.80 per million input/output tokens, against $30 / $180 for GPT-5.5 Pro.
  • GPT-5.5 Pro accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 131K.
  • Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GPT-5.5 Pro and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct specifications
GPT-5.5 ProQwen2.5 32B Instruct
ProviderOpenAIAlibaba (Qwen)
Noometry Index64.330.1
Released2026-04-232024-09
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window1.05M131K
Max output128K8K
Input $ / M tokens$30$0.70
Output $ / M tokens$180$2.80
Results tracked147

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Category by category

Coding Not comparable

GPT-5.5 Pro: —, Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 38.7 (#169)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 ProQwen2.5 32B Instruct
BigCodeBench Instruct—45%
BigCodeBench Complete—52.3%

Reasoning GPT-5.5 Pro leads

GPT-5.5 Pro: 73.3 (#10), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 19.2 (#266)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 ProQwen2.5 32B Instruct
Chess Puzzles64%0%
Epoch Capabilities Index162.07128.52
ARC-AGI-284.6%—
SimpleBench76.9%—
ARC-AGI-196.5%—
CritPt30.6%—
DTBench96%—
LMCA53.9%—

Math GPT-5.5 Pro leads

GPT-5.5 Pro: 84.0 (#10), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 16.2 (#296)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 ProQwen2.5 32B Instruct
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025100%7.4%
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)87.7%—
FrontierMath Tier 478%—
MATH Level 5—56.1%
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)52.4%—
FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1)39.6%—

Knowledge GPT-5.5 Pro leads

GPT-5.5 Pro: 64.1 (#19), Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 24.9 (#266)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 ProQwen2.5 32B Instruct
GPQA Diamond93.9%46.1%

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.5 Pro better than Qwen2.5 32B Instruct?

GPT-5.5 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 64.3 to 30.1 on the Noometry Index. Qwen2.5 32B Instruct costs 55× 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 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-5.5 Pro lists at $30 and $180.

Which has the bigger context window?

GPT-5.5 Pro does, with 1.05M tokens against 131K.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.5 Pro and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct share?

4 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.5 Pro has 14 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has 7.

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