Data points: 86
Model compare
The readout for GPT-5.2 and Qwen3, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Weighted outcome: GPT-5.2. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Decision read
GPT-5.2
GPT-5.2 has the higher weighted result; Model A / B score 72 to 28.
Evidence depth
86 data points
Includes 10 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 8 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with GPT-5.2
The charts below split 18 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-5.2 and Qwen3: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Model compare | GPT-5.2 | Qwen3 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Leading | Contender |
| Weighted overall score | 72.0 pts | 28.0 pts |
| Benchmark category leads | 3 categories | 1 categories |
| Operational advantages | First-token latency, Free providers, Provider coverage | Cheapest input price, Average speed |
| Context window | 400K tokens | 262.1K tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 16.4K tokens |
| Modalities | Input FileImageText Output Text |
The overall result weights benchmark capability categories at 80% and price, API speed/latency, and availability at 20%. Recent test volume does not affect the winner, and missing benchmark categories are excluded.
| Model compare | GPT-5.2 | Qwen3 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | OpenAI | No data |
| Released | Dec 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Parameters | No data | 235B / 22B active |
| Tokenizer | GPT | Qwen3 |
| Knowledge cutoff | No data | 2025-06-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | openai/gpt-5.2 | qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507 |
| References | No data | No data |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-5.2 and Qwen3: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
GPT-5.2
GPT-5.2 is stronger in benchmark categories (Coding, Reasoning, Knowledge) and operational dimensions (First-token latency, Free providers, Provider coverage).
Qwen3
Qwen3 is stronger in benchmark categories (Math) and operational dimensions (Cheapest input price, Average speed).
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
GPT-5.2
52.8
Avg. score
Qwen3
45.2
GPT-5.2
GPT-5.2 leads by 10.7
GPT-5.2 leads by 6.6
GPT-5.2 leads by 19.9
Qwen3 leads by 2.6
Qwen3
GPT-5.2
GPT-5.2
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
GPT-5.2
53.0
Rank #50/84 · confidence 3 · eval date 2025-12-11
Qwen3
53.0
Rank #50/84 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-07-01
GPT-5.2
$1.75/M
Rank #120/162 · confidence 4
Qwen3
winner$0.200/M
Rank #27/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5.2
$4.81/M
Rank #132/162 · confidence 4
Qwen3
winner$0.350/M
Rank #28/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5.2
$14.00/M
Rank #133/162 · confidence 4
Qwen3
winner$0.800/M
Rank #29/162 · confidence 4
GPT-5.2
winner81.4%
Rank #54/125 · confidence 4
Qwen3
77.7%
Rank #74/125 · confidence 4
GPT-5.2
winner7.3%
Rank #109/187 · confidence 4
Qwen3
6.8%
Rank #116/187 · confidence 4
GPT-5.2
winner71.2%
Rank #110/188 · confidence 4
Qwen3
65.9%
Rank #129/188 · confidence 4
GPT-5.2
winner66.9%
Rank #36/115 · confidence 4
Qwen3
51.5%
Rank #57/115 · confidence 4
GPT-5.2
winner40.4%
Rank #64/185 · confidence 4
Qwen3
30.4%
Rank #137/185 · confidence 4
GPT-5.2
winner80.8
Rank #11/55 · confidence 3 · eval date 2025-12-11
Qwen3
71.8
Rank #21/55 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-07-01
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 |
|---|---|---|
65 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 |
45 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 |
35 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 |
20 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 |
10 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 | |
GPT-5.2 gpt-5.2 speed / latency No data input / output $0.024/M/$0.192/M | Qwen3 Qwen3-235B-A22B speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | |
GPT-5.2 gpt-5.2 speed / latency No data input / output $0/request | Qwen3 qwen3-8b speed / latency No data input / output $0/request |
Weighted outcome: GPT-5.2. Benchmark capability categories carry 80%, while price, API performance, and availability carry 20%.
Input
Output
| Features | Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON mode |
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