GPT-5.1 vs Qwen3 Max Thinking
OpenAI vs Alibaba — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •GPT-5.1 has the higher intelligence index (89 vs 76.1)
- •Qwen3 Max Thinking is cheaper ($0.78 vs $1.25 per 1M input)
- •GPT-5.1 is faster
- •GPT-5.1 has a larger context window (400K)
| GPT-5.1 | Qwen3 Max Thinking | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 89 | 76.1 |
| Developer | OpenAI | Alibaba |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | API only | API only |
| Context window | 400,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Input price | $1.25 / 1M | $0.78 / 1M |
| Output price | $10.00 / 1M | $3.90 / 1M |
| Speed | 115 tok/s | 45 tok/s |
| Released | November 12, 2025 | February 9, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
Shared benchmarks
GPT-5.1
Qwen3 Max Thinking
AIME 2025
94
82.3
GPQA Diamond
88.1
86.1
Humanity’s Last Exam
26.5
26.2
LiveCodeBench
86.8
53.5
MMLU-Pro
87
82.4