Data points: 82
The readout for GPT-5.2 and Qwen3, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Tie
Tie currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 3 to 3.
Evidence depth
82 data points
Includes 8 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 10 provider examples.
Selection signal
Tie
The charts below split 18 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
Model compare GPT-5.2 vs Qwen3gpt-5-2-vs-qwen3 | Model A GPT-5.2 | Model B Qwen3 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Tie | Tie |
| Verified metric wins | 3 wins | 3 wins |
| Where it leads | Cheapest input price, First-token latency, Provider coverage | Average speed, Free providers, Recent tests |
| Model metadata | GPT-5.2 exposes 128K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Image input, File input, Text output. | Qwen3 exposes 262.1K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Tool calling, Structured outputs. |
| Developer | OpenAI | No data |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 262.1K tokens |
| Max output | 16.4K tokens | 16.4K tokens |
| Released | Dec 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Modalities | Input FileImageText Output Text | Input Text Output Text |
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON mode | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON mode |
| Parameters | No data | 235B / 22B active |
| Tokenizer | GPT | Qwen3 |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | 2025-06-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | openai/gpt-5.2-chat | qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507 |
| References | No data | No data |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
| Metric | GPT-5.2 | Qwen3 |
|---|---|---|
| LiveCodeBench | 88.9%#4 | 51.5%#54 |
| MMLU-Pro | 87.4%#6 | 77.7%#51 |
| Output price | $14.00/M#43 | $0.400/M#6 |
| GPQA | 90.3%#9 | 65.9%#92 |
| HLE | 35.4%#9 | 6.8%#79 |
| Input price | $1.75/M#35 | $0.150/M#9 |
| SciCode | 52.1%#9 | 30.4%#91 |
| Blended price | $4.81/M#62 | $0.213/M#12 |
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | GPT-5.2 | Qwen3 |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | GPT-5.2 | Qwen3 |
|---|---|---|
OpenRouter65 tests | GPT-5.2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3 speed / latency 88 tok/s / 14234ms input / output No data |
RinkoAI45 tests | GPT-5.2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3 speed / latency 285 tok/s / 3763ms input / output No data |
SWT-API35 tests | GPT-5.2 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3 speed / latency 39 tok/s / 15961ms input / output No data |
N1N20 tests | GPT-5.2 speed / latency 56 tok/s / 1798ms input / output No data | Qwen3 speed / latency 79 tok/s / 10008ms input / output No data |
ModelPool10 tests | GPT-5.2 speed / latency 64 tok/s / 5256ms input / output No data | Qwen3 speed / latency 76 tok/s / 983ms input / output No data |
GPT-5.2 gpt-5.2 speed / latency No data input / output $0.034/M / $0.274/M | Qwen3 qwen3-235b speed / latency No data input / output $0/M / $0/M | |
GPT-5.2 gpt-5.2 speed / latency No data input / output $0.010/M / $0.010/M | Qwen3 qwen3-32b speed / latency No data input / output $0.0010/M / $0.0010/M | |
GPT-5.2 gpt-5.2 speed / latency No data input / output $0.0027/M / $0.0027/M | Qwen3 qwen3:32b speed / latency No data input / output $10.27/M / $10.27/M | |
GPT-5.2 gpt-5.2-all speed / latency No data input / output $0.0068/M / $0.0068/M | Qwen3 qwen3-32b speed / latency No data input / output $0.274/M / $1.10/M | |
GPT-5.2 gpt-5.2-all speed / latency No data input / output $0.0068/M / $0.0068/M | Qwen3 qwen3-32b speed / latency No data input / output $0.274/M / $1.10/M |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-5.2 and Qwen3: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | GPT-5.2 | Qwen3 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | GPT-5.2 GPT-5.2 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, First-token latency, Provider coverage. | Qwen3 Qwen3 is stronger when you prioritize Average speed, Free providers, Recent tests. |
TL;DR: Tie leads across 82 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
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Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
