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GPT-5.4 (medium) vs Qwen3.8 Max (low)

The average score is effectively tied at 8.5 vs 8.6. Qwen3.8 Max (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.702 vs $1.560. Qwen3.8 Max (low) is faster at 21.83s vs 22.85s, with pass rates of 77.3% vs 80.3%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-18

Compared models

Rank
#51
Total Output Tokens
90,466
Response Time (avg)
22.85s
Total Cost
$1.560
Rank
#50
Total Output Tokens
83,821
Response Time (avg)
21.83s
Total Cost
$0.702
Recommended model Qwen3.8 Max (low)

It has the best score here (8.6), while costing about 2.2x less than GPT-5.4 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric GPT-5.4 GPT-5.4 medium Release: 2026-03-05 Qwen3.8 Max Qwen3.8 Max low Release: 2026-08-04
Score 8.5 8.6
Rank #51 #50
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.6 9.0
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 77.3% 80.3%
Flaky tests 4 3
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 10.399 4.384
Total Cost $1.560 $0.702
Input Price $2.500 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $15.000 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 81,136 99,181
Output Tokens 6,155 6,132
Reasoning Tokens 84,311 77,689
Response Time (avg) 22.85s 21.83s
Response Time (max) 100.41s 155.75s
Response Time (total) 502.78s 480.37s
Parameters ~1.5T total (~100B active) 2.4T total (~100B active)
Availability Closed Closed

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#51 GPT-5.4

medium
Cost
$0.214
Time
199.6s
Tokens
14,349 tok

#50 Qwen3.8 Max

low
Cost
$0.026
Time
68.5s
Tokens
4,280 tok

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Score vs Total Output Tokens

Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
GPT-5.4 8.8 7.8 88.9% 1 44.36s 7,305 433 24,216
Qwen3.8 Max 8.4 7.4 88.9% 1 28.69s 8,127 512 15,952

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