GPT-5.2 vs Qwen3 Max Comparison
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
GPT-5.2 outperforms in 3 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, SWE-Bench Verified), while Qwen3 Max is better at 0 benchmarks.
GPT-5.2 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, GPT-5.2 ($1.75/1M tokens) is 3.5x more expensive than Qwen3 Max ($0.50/1M tokens).
For output processing, GPT-5.2 ($14.00/1M tokens) is 2.8x more expensive than Qwen3 Max ($5.00/1M tokens).
In conclusion, GPT-5.2 is more expensive than Qwen3 Max.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
GPT-5.2 accepts 400,000 input tokens compared to Qwen3 Max's 256,000 tokens. Qwen3 Max can generate longer responses up to 131,072 tokens, while GPT-5.2 is limited to 128,000 tokens.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
GPT-5.2 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3 Max does not.
GPT-5.2 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
GPT-5.2
Qwen3 Max
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.
Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.
Proprietary
Closed source
Proprietary
Closed source
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
GPT-5.2 was released on 2025-12-11, while Qwen3 Max was released on 2025-12-15.
Qwen3 Max is 0 month newer than GPT-5.2.
Dec 11, 2025
3 months ago
Dec 15, 2025
2 months ago
4d newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
GPT-5.2 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-08-25, while Qwen3 Max's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm GPT-5.2's training data extends to 2025-08-25, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3 Max's cutoff date.
Aug 2025
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Provider Availability
GPT-5.2 is available from OpenAI. Qwen3 Max is available from Novita. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.
GPT-5.2
Qwen3 Max
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
GPT-5.2
View detailsOpenAI
Qwen3 Max
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team