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GPT-6 Sol vs Qwen3.8 Max

GPT-6 SolOpenAI
Qwen3.8 MaxAlibaba (Qwen)
Our take

Qwen3.8 Max wins 4 of 4 categories and costs less: 1.3× cheaper for everyday text work. Easy pick.

Overall5266Best
Coding6275Best
Writing3675Best
Support3772Best
Value4258Best
Input / 1M$2.00$2.00
Output / 1M$10.00$6.00Best
Blended / 1M$4.00$3.00Best
Context window1.1MBest1M
Open weightsNoNo
Released22 Sept 20263 Aug 2026

Your monthly bill

50k
GPT-6 Sol$800
Qwen3.8 Max$600Cheapest
List prices, a quarter of the tokens as output. Scores are provisional, from Arena and Epoch AI.