# GPT-5-Codex vs Qwen Turbo

> GPT-5-Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.3 to 26.8 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Turbo costs 39× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5-Codex's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-5-codex-vs-qwen-turbo
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- Qwen Turbo is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.20 per million input/output tokens, against $1.25 / $10 for GPT-5-Codex.
- Qwen Turbo accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 400K.

## Snapshot

| | GPT-5-Codex | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 37.3 | 26.8 |
| Rank | 190 | 329 |
| Context | 400K | 1M |
| Input $/M | $1.25 | $0.05 |
| Output $/M | $10 | $0.20 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |

## Coding

- GPT-5-Codex: 41.9 (#100)
- Qwen Turbo: —

| Benchmark | GPT-5-Codex | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 54.5% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- GPT-5-Codex: 30.8 (#66)
- Qwen Turbo: —

| Benchmark | GPT-5-Codex | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 44.3% | — |

## Reasoning

- GPT-5-Codex: 30.0 (#80)
- Qwen Turbo: —

| Benchmark | GPT-5-Codex | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 70.3% | — |

## Math

- GPT-5-Codex: —
- Qwen Turbo: 14.5 (#291)

| Benchmark | GPT-5-Codex | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 6.1% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 56.2% |

## Knowledge

- GPT-5-Codex: —
- Qwen Turbo: 22.2 (#267)

| Benchmark | GPT-5-Codex | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 41.8% |

## FAQ

### Is GPT-5-Codex better than Qwen Turbo?

GPT-5-Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.3 to 26.8 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Turbo costs 39× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5-Codex's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

### Which is cheaper, GPT-5-Codex or Qwen Turbo?

Qwen Turbo is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; GPT-5-Codex lists at $1.25 and $10.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen Turbo does, with 1M tokens against 400K.

### How many benchmarks do GPT-5-Codex and Qwen Turbo share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5-Codex has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Turbo has 3.