GPT-5 Mini vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Qwen3.6 Plus is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen3.6 Plus offers a larger context window. Choose GPT-5 Mini or Qwen3.6 Plus based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.
| Spec | GPT-5 Mini | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Qwen |
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.25 | $0.33 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $2.00 | $1.95 |
| Context window | 400K | 1M |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Open weights | No | No |
| Released | Aug 2025 | Apr 2026 |
| LiveBench score | 66.6 | 70.8 |
| SWE-bench Verified score | 59.8 | — |
| SWE-bench Multilingual score | 39.7 | — |
| LMArena (Chatbot Arena) Elo score | 1373 | 1436 |
| LMArena Vision Elo score | 1202 | — |
| GPQA Diamond score | 75.0 | 88.4 |
| FrontierMath score | 27.2 | 26.2 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index score | 145 | 147 |
| LMArena WebDev Elo score | — | 1461 |
FAQ
Is GPT-5 Mini or Qwen3.6 Plus cheaper?
Qwen3.6 Plus is cheaper on output tokens ($1.95 vs $2.00 per 1M).
Which has the larger context window, GPT-5 Mini or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus has the larger context window (1M tokens).
Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.