Model comparison
GPT-5 Pro vs Qwen Plus
GPT-5 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.2 to 36.7 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Plus costs 69× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5 Pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. GPT-5 Pro scores higher in 4 categories and Qwen Plus in 0 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where GPT-5 Pro leads 56.2 to 27.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Kagi LLM Benchmark: 76.8% for GPT-5 Pro and 63.3% for Qwen Plus.
- Qwen Plus is cheaper at $0.40 / $1.20 per million input/output tokens, against $15 / $120 for GPT-5 Pro.
- Qwen Plus accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 400K.
Side by side
| GPT-5 Pro | Qwen Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 46.2 | 36.7 |
| Released | 2025-10-06 | 2024-01-25 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 400K | 1M |
| Max output | 272K | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $15 | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $120 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 12 | 20 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-5 Pro leads
GPT-5 Pro: 43.4 (#77), Qwen Plus: 38.3 (#163)
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Pro | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 60.4% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1328 |
| AlgoTune | 1.31 | — |
Reasoning GPT-5 Pro leads
GPT-5 Pro: 39.2 (#52), Qwen Plus: 27.6 (#101)
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Pro | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 76.8% | 63.3% |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 18.3% | — |
| SimpleBench | 61.6% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 70.2% | — |
| EnigmaEval | 18.8% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1317 |
| DTBench | — | 81.1% |
| LMCA | — | 24% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 150.26 | — |
Math GPT-5 Pro leads
GPT-5 Pro: 48.0 (#53), Qwen Plus: 22.0 (#266)
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Pro | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 55.8% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 19.5% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 17.8% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1326 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 65.3% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1.7% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 14.6% | — |
Knowledge GPT-5 Pro leads
GPT-5 Pro: 56.2 (#39), Qwen Plus: 27.4 (#245)
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Pro | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 48.1% |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 31.6% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1328 |
Multilingual Not comparable
GPT-5 Pro: —, Qwen Plus: 45.3 (#170)
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Pro | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1310 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1347 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1251 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1323 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
GPT-5 Pro: —, Qwen Plus: 69.0 (#176)
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Pro | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1303 |
Long Context Not comparable
GPT-5 Pro: —, Qwen Plus: 40.3 (#153)
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Pro | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1325 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
GPT-5 Pro: —, Qwen Plus: 52.4 (#171)
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Pro | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1326 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1293 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1336 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-5 Pro better than Qwen Plus?
GPT-5 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.2 to 36.7 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Plus costs 69× 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 Plus?
Qwen Plus is cheaper. It lists at $0.40 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; GPT-5 Pro lists at $15 and $120.
Is GPT-5 Pro or Qwen Plus better for coding?
GPT-5 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.4 versus 38.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen Plus does, with 1M tokens against 400K.
How many benchmarks do GPT-5 Pro and Qwen Plus share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. GPT-5 Pro has 12 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Plus has 20.