Model comparison
GPT-6.1 Sol vs Qwen Plus
GPT-6.1 Sol is the stronger model overall, scoring 65.6 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Plus costs 6.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-6.1 Sol's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-6.1 Sol scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen Plus in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where GPT-6.1 Sol leads 93.7 to 23.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 100% for GPT-6.1 Sol and 17.8% for Qwen Plus.
- Qwen Plus is cheaper at $0.40 / $1.20 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $10 for GPT-6.1 Sol.
- GPT-6.1 Sol accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 1M.
Side by side
| GPT-6.1 Sol | Qwen Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 65.6 | 37.1 |
| Released | 2026-09-29 | 2024-01-25 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1M |
| Max output | 128K | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2 | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $10 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 34 | 20 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-6.1 Sol leads
GPT-6.1 Sol: 63.2 (#8), Qwen Plus: 38.9 (#167)
| Benchmark | GPT-6.1 Sol | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1487 | 1328 |
| DeepSWE | 75.2% | — |
| FrontierCode | 50.2% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1755 | — |
| SciCode | 55.8% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GPT-6.1 Sol: 39.6 (#26), Qwen Plus: —
| Benchmark | GPT-6.1 Sol | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 60% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 32% | — |
Reasoning GPT-6.1 Sol leads
GPT-6.1 Sol: 81.9 (#2), Qwen Plus: 28.4 (#107)
| Benchmark | GPT-6.1 Sol | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1466 | 1317 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 94.2% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 63.3% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 95.5% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 98.5% | — |
| CritPt | 31.7% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 61% | — |
| EBR-Bench | 54.3% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 80% | — |
| DTBench | — | 81.1% |
| LMCA | — | 24% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 166.09 | — |
Math GPT-6.1 Sol leads
GPT-6.1 Sol: 93.7 (#1), Qwen Plus: 23.3 (#271)
| Benchmark | GPT-6.1 Sol | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 100% | 17.8% |
| LMArena Math | 1464 | 1326 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 93.7% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 100% | — |
| ProofBench | 99% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 65.3% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1.7% |
Knowledge GPT-6.1 Sol leads
GPT-6.1 Sol: 71.8 (#4), Qwen Plus: 27.4 (#251)
| Benchmark | GPT-6.1 Sol | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 95.4% | 48.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1502 | 1328 |
| SimpleQA Verified | 73.9% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
GPT-6.1 Sol: 52.7 (#5), Qwen Plus: —
| Benchmark | GPT-6.1 Sol | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1288 | — |
| Furniture Assembly | 80% | — |
Multilingual GPT-6.1 Sol leads
GPT-6.1 Sol: 54.3 (#46), Qwen Plus: 45.1 (#175)
| Benchmark | GPT-6.1 Sol | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1438 | 1310 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1477 | 1347 |
| LMArena Russian | 1455 | 1323 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1251 |
Instruction Following GPT-6.1 Sol leads
GPT-6.1 Sol: 77.0 (#29), Qwen Plus: 68.8 (#181)
| Benchmark | GPT-6.1 Sol | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1468 | 1303 |
Long Context GPT-6.1 Sol leads
GPT-6.1 Sol: 44.9 (#54), Qwen Plus: 40.3 (#158)
| Benchmark | GPT-6.1 Sol | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1465 | 1324 |
Writing & Preference GPT-6.1 Sol leads
GPT-6.1 Sol: 63.6 (#63), Qwen Plus: 52.2 (#176)
| Benchmark | GPT-6.1 Sol | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1447 | 1326 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1432 | 1293 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1449 | 1336 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-6.1 Sol better than Qwen Plus?
GPT-6.1 Sol is the stronger model overall, scoring 65.6 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Plus costs 6.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-6.1 Sol's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, GPT-6.1 Sol or Qwen Plus?
Qwen Plus is cheaper. It lists at $0.40 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; GPT-6.1 Sol lists at $2 and $10.
Is GPT-6.1 Sol or Qwen Plus better for coding?
GPT-6.1 Sol scores higher on coding benchmarks: 63.2 versus 38.9 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
GPT-6.1 Sol does, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.
How many benchmarks do GPT-6.1 Sol and Qwen Plus share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-6.1 Sol has 34 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Plus has 20.