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GPT-5 vs Qwen3-Max
Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
GPT-5 leads with 8.0% higher average benchmark score. GPT-5 offers 162.4K more tokens in context window than Qwen3-Max. Qwen3-Max is $148.00 cheaper per million tokens. GPT-5 supports multimodal inputs. Overall, GPT-5 is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
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OpenAI
GPT-5, released by OpenAI on August 7, 2025, is a large language model that combines direct generation and extended reasoning in a single unified system with a built-in routing mechanism. It features a 400K token context window, 128K maximum output tokens, native multimodal support (text, image, audio, video), and demonstrated strong results across coding, mathematics, visual understanding, and health benchmarks at release. GPT-5 targets complex multi-step tasks including advanced coding, mathematical problem solving, and long-context analysis.
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Alibaba / Qwen
Qwen3-Max, released by Alibaba in September 2025 as an API preview, is a large language model exceeding one trillion parameters built for complex reasoning and long-context tasks. It features a 262K token context window, hybrid thinking modes that allow switching between direct generation and extended chain-of-thought, and is available as a proprietary cloud API via Alibaba Cloud and Qwen Chat. Qwen3-Max targets demanding reasoning, multilingual analysis, and applications requiring frontier-level performance from the Qwen3 generation.
29 days newer
GPT-5
OpenAI
2025-08-07
Qwen3-Max
Alibaba / Qwen
2025-09-05
Pricing Comparison
Cost per million tokens (USD)
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GPT-5
Input:$30.00
Output:$120.00
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Qwen3-Max
Input:$0.50
Output:$1.50($148.00 cheaper)
Performance Metrics
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks
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GPT-5
Average Score:80.0%(+8.0%)
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Qwen3-Max
Average Score:72.0%
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories
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GPT-5
Agents80.0%(+8.0%)
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Qwen3-Max
Agents72.0%
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Knowledge Cutoff
Training data recency comparison
GPT-5
2025-05
More recent knowledge cutoff means awareness of newer technologies and frameworks
Provider Availability & Performance
Available providers and their performance metrics
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GPT-5
1 providers
OpenAI
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Qwen3-Max
1 providers
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GPT-5
Avg Score:80.0%(+8.0%)
Providers:1
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Qwen3-Max
Avg Score:72.0%
Providers:1