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Qwen3.6 Plus vs GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
Side by side · benchmarks, pricing, and signals you can act on.
Winner summary
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max wins on 6/8 benchmarks
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max wins 6 of 8 shared benchmarks. Leads in coding · language · knowledge.
Category leads
coding·GPT-5.1-Codex-Maxreasoning·Qwen3.6 Pluslanguage·GPT-5.1-Codex-Maxmath·Qwen3.6 Plusknowledge·GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Qwen3.6 Plus
#12 by perf·no signal
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
#10 by perf·no signal
Best value
Qwen3.6 Plus
4.9x better value than GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
Qwen3.6 Plus
62.3 pts/$
$1.14/M
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
12.8 pts/$
$5.63/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
8 benchmarks · 2 models
Qwen3.6 PlusGPT-5.1-Codex-Max
LiveBench · Agentic Coding
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads by +1.7
Qwen3.6 Plus
55.0
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
56.7
LiveBench · Coding
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads by +3.2
Qwen3.6 Plus
78.2
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
81.4
LiveBench · Data Analysis
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +15.0
Qwen3.6 Plus
69.9
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
54.9
LiveBench · If
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads by +8.8
Qwen3.6 Plus
58.3
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
67.1
LiveBench · Language
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads by +0.4
Qwen3.6 Plus
75.0
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
75.4
LiveBench · Mathematics
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +0.1
Qwen3.6 Plus
83.7
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
83.7
LiveBench · Overall
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads by +1.1
Qwen3.6 Plus
70.8
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
72.0
LiveBench · Reasoning
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads by +8.7
Qwen3.6 Plus
75.8
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max
84.6
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Qwen3.6 Plus | GPT-5.1-Codex-Max |
|---|---|---|
LiveBench · Agentic Coding | 55.0 | 56.7 |
LiveBench · Coding | 78.2 | 81.4 |
LiveBench · Data Analysis | 69.9 | 54.9 |
LiveBench · If | 58.3 | 67.1 |
LiveBench · Language | 75.0 | 75.4 |
LiveBench · Mathematics | 83.7 | 83.7 |
LiveBench · Overall | 70.8 | 72.0 |
LiveBench · Reasoning | 75.8 | 84.6 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.6 Plus | $0.33 | $1.95 | 1.0M tokens (~500 books) | $7.31 |
| GPT-5.1-Codex-Max | $1.25 | $10.00 | 400K tokens (~200 books) | $34.38 |
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