GPT-3.5 Turbo vs Qwen3.6 Max
OpenAI vs Alibaba — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Qwen3.6 Max has the higher intelligence index (88.8 vs 35.2)
- •GPT-3.5 Turbo is cheaper ($0.50 vs $1.04 per 1M input)
- •GPT-3.5 Turbo is faster
- •Qwen3.6 Max has a larger context window (262K)
| GPT-3.5 Turbo | Qwen3.6 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 35.2 | 88.8 |
| Developer | OpenAI | Alibaba |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | API only | API only |
| Context window | 16,385 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Input price | $0.50 / 1M | $1.04 / 1M |
| Output price | $1.50 / 1M | $6.24 / 1M |
| Speed | 100 tok/s | 36 tok/s |
| Released | March 1, 2023 | April 27, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
Shared benchmarks
GPT-3.5 Turbo
Qwen3.6 Max
GPQA Diamond
30.8
88.8