Model Comparison
GPT-5 Medium vs Qwen3 32B
GPT-5 Medium significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3 32B is 22.9x cheaper per token.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
GPT-5 Medium outperforms in 1 benchmarks (AIME 2025), while Qwen3 32B is better at 0 benchmarks.
GPT-5 Medium significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, GPT-5 Medium ($1.25/1M tokens) is 12.5x more expensive than Qwen3 32B ($0.10/1M tokens).
For output processing, GPT-5 Medium ($10.00/1M tokens) is 33.3x more expensive than Qwen3 32B ($0.30/1M tokens).
In conclusion, GPT-5 Medium is more expensive than Qwen3 32B.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
GPT-5 Medium accepts 400,000 input tokens compared to Qwen3 32B's 128,000 tokens. Both models can generate responses up to 128,000 tokens.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
GPT-5 Medium supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3 32B does not.
GPT-5 Medium can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
GPT-5 Medium
Qwen3 32B
License
Usage and distribution terms
GPT-5 Medium is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3 32B uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
GPT-5 Medium was released on 2025-08-07, while Qwen3 32B was released on 2025-04-29.
GPT-5 Medium is 3 months newer than Qwen3 32B.
Aug 7, 2025
8 months ago
3mo newerApr 29, 2025
11 months ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
GPT-5 Medium has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-09-30, while Qwen3 32B's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm GPT-5 Medium's training data extends to 2024-09-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3 32B's cutoff date.
Sep 2024
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Provider Availability
GPT-5 Medium is available from OpenAI. Qwen3 32B is available from DeepInfra, Novita, Sambanova.
GPT-5 Medium
Qwen3 32B
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
GPT-5 Medium
View detailsOpenAI
Qwen3 32B
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Detailed Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about GPT-5 Medium vs Qwen3 32B