GPT-5 Pro vs Qwen3 6
Verdict
- Qwen3 6 (max) leads on quality: 63.3 vs 60.8.
- GPT-5 Pro is stronger in knowledge, multimodal.
- Qwen3 6 (max) is stronger in reasoning, agents & tools, coding, composite, human preference, instruction following, long context, maths.
- Qwen3 6 (max) is 14× cheaper ($2.96 vs $41.25 per 1M blended).
| Metric | GPT-5 Pro | Qwen3 6 (max) |
|---|---|---|
| BenchLeader Index | 60.8 | 63.3 |
| Knowledge score | 68.0 | 64.0 |
| Multimodal score | 67.4 | – |
| Reasoning score | 57.6 | 63.2 |
| Agents & tools score | – | 72.0 |
| Coding score | – | 58.2 |
| Composite score | – | 64.9 |
| Human preference score | – | 65.9 |
| Instruction following score | – | 74.2 |
| Long context score | – | 66.9 |
| Maths score | – | 64.2 |
| Blended price $/M | $41.25 | $2.96 |
| Output speed | – | 59 tok/s |
| Time to first answer | – | 38.5 s |
| Context window | 400k | 246k |
| GPQA Diamond | – | 87.4% |
| OTIS Mock AIME | – | 91.1% |
| SWE-bench Verified (Epoch) | – | 76.7% |
| SimpleQA Verified | – | 52.0% |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 31.6% | – |
| SimpleBench | 61.6% | 63.0% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 150.3 | 149.3 |
| LMArena Text | – | 1460 |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | – | 1482 |
| LMArena Coding | – | 1509 |
| LMArena WebDev | – | 1479 |
| AA Intelligence Index | – | 28.4 |
| IFBench | – | 76.6% |
| AA-LCR | – | 80.7% |
| AA-Omniscience | – | 9.2 |
| Terminal-Bench Hard | – | 43.9% |
| GPQA Diamond (AA) | – | 88.8% |
| Humanity's Last Exam (AA) | – | 30.8% |
| τ²-Bench Telecom (AA) | – | 95.9% |
| CorpFin | – | 66.5% |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | – | 72.8% |
| PRBench Finance | 51.1% | – |
| PRBench Legal | 49.9% | – |
| VISTA | 52.4% | – |
| MultiNRC | 65.2% | – |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 76.8% | – |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 70.2% | – |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 18.3% | – |
Data as of 2026-09-10. Best configuration of each model; every score links to its source on the model pages.
GPT-5 Pro vs Qwen3 6: questions
- Is GPT-5 Pro better than Qwen3 6?
- Qwen3 6 (max) leads on quality: 63.3 vs 60.8. The BenchLeader Index combines every independent quality benchmark; Qwen3 6 (max) is ahead overall as of 2026-09-10, but check the category scores for your use.
- Which is cheaper, GPT-5 Pro or Qwen3 6?
- Qwen3 6 is cheaper: $2.96 against $41.25 per million tokens, blended at three input tokens per output token.
- Which has the larger context window?
- GPT-5 Pro accepts more context: 400k against 246k tokens.