GPT-5.2 (medium) vs Qwen3.8 MAX (low)

Compared models

Recommended model Qwen3.8 MAX (low)

It has the strongest score in this comparison (8.8) and the best overall balance of cost and response time across all 2 models.

Metric	GPT-5.2 GPT-5.2 medium Release: 2025-12-11	Qwen3.8 MAX Qwen3.8 MAX low Release: 2026-08-04

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

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Agentic	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
GPT-5.2	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		75.85s	130,194	1,151	8,135
Qwen3.8 MAX	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		96.77s	163,314	1,655	8,460

Anti-AI Tricks	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
GPT-5.2	6.5	8.0	58.3%	1		7.81s	606	567	2,002
Qwen3.8 MAX	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		3.93s	984	228	1,750

Coding	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
GPT-5.2	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		22.73s	7,302	511	11,912
Qwen3.8 MAX	8.4	7.4	88.9%	1		28.69s	8,127	512	15,952

Combined	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
GPT-5.2	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		58.50s	82,056	7,304	14,693
Qwen3.8 MAX	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		98.19s	69,994	4,221	32,937

Data parsing and extraction	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
GPT-5.2	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		3.15s	7,140	234	420
Qwen3.8 MAX	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		7.87s	7,938	270	2,257

Domain specific	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
GPT-5.2	5.9	7.2	55.6%	1		97.33s	482	42	26,812
Qwen3.8 MAX	2.9	7.2	11.1%	1		40.12s	1,014	62	19,512

General Intelligence	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
GPT-5.2	3.7	9.7	0.0%	0		4.32s	477	162	269
Qwen3.8 MAX	6.5	3.4	66.7%	1		5.29s	594	128	568

Instructions following	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
GPT-5.2	9.9	10.0	100.0%	0		3.12s	660	94	614
Qwen3.8 MAX	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		4.01s	855	102	851

Puzzle Solving	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
GPT-5.2	7.5	7.3	77.8%	1		5.80s	642	735	924
Qwen3.8 MAX	9.9	10.0	100.0%	0		4.11s	930	286	1,304

Tool Calling	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
GPT-5.2	4.7	1.6	66.7%	1		10.30s	5,453	239	469
Qwen3.8 MAX	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		8.06s	8,463	295	693

Trivia	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
GPT-5.2	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		28.18s	195	26	3,223
Qwen3.8 MAX	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		12.43s	282	28	1,865

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