Model comparison
GPT-5.5 Pro vs Qwen3.6 Max Preview
GPT-5.5 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 64.3 to 51.5 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3.6 Max Preview costs 23× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.5 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 9 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.5 Pro scores higher in 3 categories and Qwen3.6 Max Preview in 0 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where GPT-5.5 Pro leads 73.3 to 41.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Chess Puzzles: 64% for GPT-5.5 Pro and 20% for Qwen3.6 Max Preview.
- Qwen3.6 Max Preview is cheaper at $1.30 / $7.80 per million input/output tokens, against $30 / $180 for GPT-5.5 Pro.
- GPT-5.5 Pro accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 262K.
Side by side
| GPT-5.5 Pro | Qwen3.6 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 64.3 | 51.5 |
| Released | 2026-04-23 | 2026-04-20 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | 262K |
| Max output | 128K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $30 | $1.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $180 | $7.80 |
| Results tracked | 14 | 29 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
GPT-5.5 Pro: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 48.7 (#54)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Pro | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 76.7% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1482 |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1471 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GPT-5.5 Pro: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: —
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Pro | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 4,254 |
Reasoning GPT-5.5 Pro leads
GPT-5.5 Pro: 73.3 (#10), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 41.7 (#53)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Pro | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | 76.9% | 63% |
| Chess Puzzles | 64% | 20% |
| DTBench | 96% | 87.2% |
| LMCA | 53.9% | 42.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 162.07 | 149.24 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 84.6% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 74.1% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 96.5% | — |
| CritPt | 30.6% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1457 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 19% |
Math GPT-5.5 Pro leads
GPT-5.5 Pro: 84.0 (#10), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.1 (#46)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Pro | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 100% | 91.1% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 52.4% | 23.1% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 39.6% | 4.2% |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 87.7% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 78% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1465 |
Knowledge GPT-5.5 Pro leads
GPT-5.5 Pro: 64.1 (#19), Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 57.6 (#39)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Pro | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 93.9% | 87.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 52% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1478 |
Multilingual Not comparable
GPT-5.5 Pro: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 54.2 (#48)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Pro | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1437 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1487 |
| LMArena French | — | 1449 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1445 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1454 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
GPT-5.5 Pro: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 75.7 (#55)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Pro | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1438 |
Long Context Not comparable
GPT-5.5 Pro: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 44.6 (#61)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Pro | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1457 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
GPT-5.5 Pro: —, Qwen3.6 Max Preview: 63.8 (#60)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Pro | Qwen3.6 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1447 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1435 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1456 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-5.5 Pro better than Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
GPT-5.5 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 64.3 to 51.5 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3.6 Max Preview costs 23× 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 Qwen3.6 Max Preview?
Qwen3.6 Max Preview is cheaper. It lists at $1.30 per million input tokens and $7.80 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 262K.
How many benchmarks do GPT-5.5 Pro and Qwen3.6 Max Preview share?
9 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.5 Pro has 14 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Max Preview has 29.