# GPT-5.5 Instant vs Qwen Max

> GPT-5.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 34.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-5-5-instant-vs-qwen-max
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 19

## Summary

- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.5 Instant scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen Max in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where GPT-5.5 Instant leads 48.9 to 30.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 68.1% for GPT-5.5 Instant and 16.1% for Qwen Max.

## Snapshot

| | GPT-5.5 Instant | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 42.5 | 34.4 |
| Rank | 99 | 226 |
| Context | — | 33K |
| Input $/M | — | $1.60 |
| Output $/M | — | $6.40 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |

## Coding

- GPT-5.5 Instant: 43.7 (#73)
- Qwen Max: 30.3 (#288)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1433 | 1288 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 21.8% |
| SciCode | 48.6% | — |

## Reasoning

- GPT-5.5 Instant: 24.2 (#149)
- Qwen Max: 24.1 (#154)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1426 | 1270 |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 12% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 142.48 | — |

## Math

- GPT-5.5 Instant: 26.1 (#241)
- Qwen Max: 21.0 (#272)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 68.1% | 16.1% |
| LMArena Math | 1420 | 1275 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 26.3% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 2.4% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 67.2% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1% |

## Knowledge

- GPT-5.5 Instant: 48.9 (#68)
- Qwen Max: 30.3 (#222)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 82.5% | 56.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1409 | 1248 |

## Multimodal

- GPT-5.5 Instant: 39.3 (#48)
- Qwen Max: —

| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1250 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1403 | — |

## Multilingual

- GPT-5.5 Instant: 53.0 (#76)
- Qwen Max: 42.0 (#197)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1417 | 1263 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1457 | 1254 |
| LMArena French | 1428 | 1329 |
| LMArena German | 1410 | 1254 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1408 | 1205 |
| LMArena Korean | 1393 | 1141 |
| LMArena Russian | 1430 | 1274 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1430 | 1290 |

## Instruction Following

- GPT-5.5 Instant: 74.4 (#94)
- Qwen Max: 66.7 (#203)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1407 | 1262 |

## Long Context

- GPT-5.5 Instant: 43.4 (#92)
- Qwen Max: 39.4 (#175)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1422 | 1289 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |

## Writing & Preference

- GPT-5.5 Instant: 62.0 (#81)
- Qwen Max: 48.0 (#200)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1419 | 1282 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1420 | 1248 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1434 | 1277 |

## FAQ

### Is GPT-5.5 Instant better than Qwen Max?

GPT-5.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 34.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is GPT-5.5 Instant or Qwen Max better for coding?

GPT-5.5 Instant scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.7 versus 30.3 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do GPT-5.5 Instant and Qwen Max share?

19 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.5 Instant has 27 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Max has 23.