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GPT-6.1 Sol vs Qwen3.8 Max

GPT-6.1 SolOpenAI
Qwen3.8 MaxAlibaba (Qwen)
Our take

GPT-6.1 Sol and Qwen3.8 Max trade wins evenly on our provisional scores, but Qwen3.8 Max is 1.3× cheaper for everyday text work. Pick GPT-6.1 Sol when quality matters most, Qwen3.8 Max at volume.

Overall74Best66
Coding78Best75
Writing5875Best
Support5872Best
Value64Best58
Input / 1M$2.00$2.00
Output / 1M$10.00$6.00Best
Blended / 1M$4.00$3.00Best
Context window1.1MBest1M
Open weightsNoNo
Released29 Sept 20263 Aug 2026

Your monthly bill

50k
GPT-6.1 Sol$800
Qwen3.8 Max$600Cheapest
List prices, a quarter of the tokens as output. Scores are provisional, from Arena and Epoch AI.