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GPT-5 Nano (medium) vs Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20

Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20 leads on average score with 6.1 vs 6.0. GPT-5 Nano (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.118 vs $0.122. Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20 is faster at 13.10s vs 54.20s, with pass rates of 54.5% vs 43.9%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-08

Compared models

Rank
#209
Total Output Tokens
282,437
Response Time (avg)
54.20s
Total Cost
$0.118
Rank
#202
Total Output Tokens
51,487
Response Time (avg)
13.10s
Total Cost
$0.122
Recommended model Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20

It has the best score here (6.1), while responding about 4.1x faster than GPT-5 Nano (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric GPT-5 Nano GPT-5 Nano medium Release: 2025-08-07 Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20 Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20 none Release: 2026-04-20
Score 6.0 6.1
Rank #209 #202
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 6.6 8.7
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 54.5% 43.9%
Flaky tests 9 4
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 1.472 1.636
Total Cost $0.118 $0.122
Input Price $0.050 / 1M $0.300 / 1M
Output Price $0.400 / 1M $1.800 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 94,944 94,477
Output Tokens 12,037 51,487
Reasoning Tokens 270,400 0
Response Time (avg) 54.20s 13.10s
Response Time (max) 227.89s 206.05s
Response Time (total) 867.23s 288.23s
Parameters ~120B total (~5B active) ~397B total (~17B active)
Availability Closed Closed

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#209 GPT-5 Nano

medium
Cost
$0.006
Time
108.5s
Tokens
13,209 tok

#202 Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20

none
Cost
$0.008
Time
77.0s
Tokens
4,369 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
GPT-5 Nano 7.0 7.7 55.6% 1 41.62s 7,305 740 41,152
Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-04-20 3.9 7.8 11.1% 1 1.69s 7,913 480 0

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