Model comparison
GPT-5 Pro vs Qwen Max
GPT-5 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.4 to 34.7 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Max costs 15× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where GPT-5 Pro leads 56.7 to 30.3.
- Qwen Max is cheaper at $1.60 / $6.40 per million input/output tokens, against $15 / $120 for GPT-5 Pro.
- GPT-5 Pro accepts more context: 400K tokens versus 33K.
Side by side
| GPT-5 Pro | Qwen Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 46.4 | 34.7 |
| Released | 2025-10-06 | 2024-04-03 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 400K | 33K |
| Max output | 272K | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $15 | $1.60 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $120 | $6.40 |
| Results tracked | 12 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-5 Pro leads
GPT-5 Pro: 44.0 (#80), Qwen Max: 30.7 (#292)
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Pro | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| Aider Polyglot | — | 21.8% |
| WeirdML | 60.4% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1288 |
| AlgoTune | 1.31 | — |
Reasoning GPT-5 Pro leads
GPT-5 Pro: 38.9 (#62), Qwen Max: 25.1 (#151)
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Pro | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 18.3% | — |
| SimpleBench | 61.6% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 76.8% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 70.2% | — |
| EnigmaEval | 18.8% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1269 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 150.28 | — |
Math GPT-5 Pro leads
GPT-5 Pro: 48.5 (#63), Qwen Max: 22.3 (#276)
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Pro | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 55.8% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 19.5% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 16.1% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1275 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 67.2% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 14.6% | — |
Knowledge GPT-5 Pro leads
GPT-5 Pro: 56.7 (#42), Qwen Max: 30.3 (#228)
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Pro | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 56.1% |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 31.6% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1248 |
Multilingual Not comparable
GPT-5 Pro: —, Qwen Max: 41.8 (#202)
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Pro | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1263 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1254 |
| LMArena French | — | 1330 |
| LMArena German | — | 1254 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1205 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1142 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1274 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1290 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
GPT-5 Pro: —, Qwen Max: 66.5 (#208)
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Pro | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1262 |
Long Context Not comparable
GPT-5 Pro: —, Qwen Max: 39.4 (#180)
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Pro | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1288 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
GPT-5 Pro: —, Qwen Max: 47.8 (#205)
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Pro | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1282 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1248 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1277 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-5 Pro better than Qwen Max?
GPT-5 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.4 to 34.7 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Max costs 15× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, GPT-5 Pro or Qwen Max?
Qwen Max is cheaper. It lists at $1.60 per million input tokens and $6.40 per million output tokens; GPT-5 Pro lists at $15 and $120.
Is GPT-5 Pro or Qwen Max better for coding?
GPT-5 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.0 versus 30.7 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
GPT-5 Pro does, with 400K tokens against 33K.
How many benchmarks do GPT-5 Pro and Qwen Max share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5 Pro has 12 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Max has 23.