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Key TakeawaysComparison sheetBenchmark score comparisonAPI audit comparisonProvider examplesWhen to choose each modelFAQRelated compare reports

Key Takeaways

The readout for GPT-5 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

83 data points

Includes 8 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 9 provider examples.

Selection signal

Tie

The charts below split 17 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.

Model compare

GPT-5 vs Qwen3

gpt-5-vs-qwen3

Model A

OpenAI

GPT-5

Model B

Qwen

Qwen3

Overall leaderTieTie
Verified metric wins3 wins3 wins
Where it leadsCheapest input price, First-token latency, Provider coverageAverage speed, Free providers, Recent tests

Benchmark score comparison

Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.

Metric
OpenAIGPT-5
QwenQwen3
AIME
95.7%#1

API audit comparison

Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.

Provider
OpenAIGPT-5
QwenQwen3
No completed audits are available from shared providers yet.

Provider examples

Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.

Provider
OpenAIGPT-5
QwenQwen3
65 tests
OpenAI

GPT-5

speed / latency

N/A / N/A

input / output

No data

Qwen

Qwen3

When to choose each model

This report only uses LMSpeed data for GPT-5 and Qwen3: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.

Guidance
OpenAIGPT-5
QwenQwen3
When to choose each model

GPT-5

GPT-5 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.

FAQ

TL;DR: Tie leads across 83 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.

Why is this comparison indexable?
It has 6 verifiable comparison points, and both models have pricing or benchmark data.
Are missing metrics invented?
No. Metrics without LMSpeed data are omitted from this report.

Related compare reports

Continue from GPT-5 vs Qwen3 into nearby model comparisons with enough verified LMSpeed data.

Model metadataGPT-5 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.
DeveloperOpenAINo data
Context window128K tokens262.1K tokens
Max output16.4K tokens16.4K tokens
ReleasedAug 2025Jul 2025
Modalities

Input

FileImageText

Output

Text

Input

Text

Output

Text
Features
Text inputImage inputFile inputText outputStructured outputsJSON mode
Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON mode
ParametersNo data235B / 22B active
TokenizerGPTQwen3
Knowledge cutoff2024-09-302025-06-30
OpenRouter IDopenai/gpt-5-chatqwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507
ReferencesNo dataNo data
72.7%
#15
MATH-500
99.4%#1
97.5%#11
Output price
$10.00/M#41
$0.400/M#6
MMLU-Pro
87.1%#7
77.7%#51
Input price
$1.25/M#30
$0.150/M#9
LiveCodeBench
84.6%#11
51.5%#54
Blended price
$3.44/M#58
$0.213/M#12
HLE
26.5%#24
6.8%#79

speed / latency

88 tok/s / 14234ms

input / output

No data

SWT-API35 tests
OpenAI

GPT-5

gpt-5

speed / latency

N/A / N/A

input / output

$0.0006/M / $0.0050/M

Qwen

Qwen3

qwen3-8b

speed / latency

39 tok/s / 15961ms

input / output

$0.037/M / $0.037/M

V-API20 tests
OpenAI

GPT-5

speed / latency

95 tok/s / 1234ms

input / output

No data

Qwen

Qwen3

speed / latency

N/A / N/A

input / output

No data

N1N10 tests
OpenAI

GPT-5

speed / latency

102 tok/s / 948ms

input / output

No data

Qwen

Qwen3

speed / latency

79 tok/s / 10008ms

input / output

No data

EasyMore5 tests
OpenAI

GPT-5

speed / latency

46 tok/s / 6577ms

input / output

No data

Qwen

Qwen3

speed / latency

N/A / N/A

input / output

No data

Claw API
OpenAI

GPT-5

gpt-5

speed / latency

No data

input / output

$0.147/M / $1.17/M

Qwen

Qwen3

qwen3-235b

speed / latency

No data

input / output

$0/M / $0/M

Koyeb AI Gateway
OpenAI

GPT-5

gpt-5

speed / latency

No data

input / output

$0.0006/M / $0.0050/M

Qwen

Qwen3

qwen3-8b

speed / latency

No data

input / output

$0.037/M / $0.037/M

10dian-API
OpenAI

GPT-5

gpt-5

speed / latency

No data

input / output

$0.010/M / $0.010/M

Qwen

Qwen3

qwen3-32b

speed / latency

No data

input / output

$0.0010/M / $0.0010/M

Yun API
OpenAI

GPT-5

gpt-5

speed / latency

No data

input / output

$0.0027/M / $0.0027/M

Qwen

Qwen3

qwen3:32b

speed / latency

No data

input / output

$10.27/M / $10.27/M

OpenRouter
OpenAIGPT-5 vs GPT-5.46 verified data points
ClaudeClaude Opus 4.6 vs GPT-56 verified data points
OpenAIGPT-5 vs GPT-5.26 verified data points
GeminiGemini 2.5 Pro vs GPT-56 verified data points

Data as of Jun 13, 2026, 04:45 AM·Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.