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  3. GPT-4o vs Qwen 2.5 Plus

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 1, 2026

GPT-4o vs Qwen 2.5 Plus benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Qwen 2.5 Plus delivers higher overall intelligence and human-preferred responses (Elo 1,445 vs 1,335), while Qwen 2.5 Plus leads in SWE-bench software engineering benchmarks (59.2%), while Qwen 2.5 Plus is more budget-friendly at $1/1M per 1M output tokens, while GPT-4o provides faster response streaming (110 tok/s). Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Qwen 2.5 Plus holds the advantage over GPT-4o in overall benchmark performance and human evaluation rankings. Choose Qwen 2.5 Plus for demanding workloads, or review the breakdown below to compare coding and pricing metrics.
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Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

6 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

GPT-4o (0)Qwen 2.5 Plus (6)
GPT-4o
0 of 6 Wins
Competitive baseline across remaining benchmarks
Qwen 2.5 Plus
6 of 6 Wins
✓Preference Elo✓LiveBench✓SWE-bench✓GPQA Diamond✓Input price✓Output price
OpenAI
GPT-4o

Previous OpenAI flagship. Still a common compare baseline on legacy pages.

Elo 1,335$10/1M out
Alibaba
Leads 6 of 6 metrics
Qwen 2.5 Plus

Alibaba balanced flagship API model with high-throughput general reasoning.

Elo 1,445$1/1M out
Top Rival Showdowns for GPT-4o
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Provs Qwen 3 Max
Preference LeaderQwen 2.5 Plus Wins

Qwen 2.5 Plus

Δ 110 Arena Elo pts

Throughput LeaderGPT-4o Wins

GPT-4o

110 tok/s

Value per Dollar LeaderQwen 2.5 Plus Wins

Qwen 2.5 Plus

$1 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top Western standard models with China's leading frontier rival across 6 skill dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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Percentile 0–100
Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

GPT-4o (0)vsQwen 2.5 Plus (7)
GPT-4o: 0W (0%)Overall: Qwen 2.5 PlusQwen 2.5 Plus: 7W (100%)
← GPT-4o3 tiesQwen 2.5 Plus →
🏆Qwen 2.5 Plus(5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark
GPT-4ovsQwen 2.5 Plus
Preference Elo
1,335vs1,445+110
Coding Elo
—vs1,460
SWE-bench
54.8%vs59.2%+4.4%
LiveBench
54.2%vs63.5%+9.3%
GPQA Diamond
73.2%vs75.8%+2.6%
GPT-4o: 0WQwen 2.5 Plus: 5W
Tied (0-0)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
GPT-4ovsQwen 2.5 Plus
Output speed
110 tok/svs110 tok/s
Time to first token
180 msvs180 ms
GPT-4o: 0WQwen 2.5 Plus: 0W
🏆Qwen 2.5 Plus(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
GPT-4ovsQwen 2.5 Plus
Output price
$10/1Mvs$1/1M+$9/1M
Input price
$2.5/1Mvs$0.25/1M+$2.25/1M
Context window
128kvs128k
GPT-4o: 0WQwen 2.5 Plus: 2W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo+110
GPT-4o1,335
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen 2.5 Plus1,445
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Coding Elo
GPT-4o—
Qwen 2.5 Plus1,460
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
LiveBench+9.3%
GPT-4o54.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen 2.5 Plus63.5%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
SWE-bench+4.4%
GPT-4o54.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen 2.5 Plus59.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
GPQA Diamond+2.6%
GPT-4o73.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen 2.5 Plus75.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Time to first token
GPT-4o180 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen 2.5 Plus180 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output speed
GPT-4o110 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen 2.5 Plus110 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Input price+$2.25/1M
GPT-4o$2.5/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen 2.5 Plus$0.25/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output price+$9/1M
GPT-4o$10/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen 2.5 Plus$1/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Context window
GPT-4o128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen 2.5 Plus128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
BenchmarkGPT-4oQwen 2.5 PlusAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,335
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
1,445
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+110
Coding Elo—
1,460
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
—
LiveBench
54.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
63.5%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+9.3%
SWE-bench
54.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
59.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+4.4%
GPQA Diamond
73.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
75.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+2.6%
Time to first token
180 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
180 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
—
Output speed
110 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
110 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
—
Input price
$2.5/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$0.25/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+$2.25/1M
Output price
$10/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$1/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+$9/1M
Context window
128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
—
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 90% with Qwen 2.5 Plus
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
GPT-4o$237.50 / mo
In: $87.5Out: $150
Qwen 2.5 Plus$23.75 / mo
In: $8.75Out: $15
Estimated Cost Delta

Qwen 2.5 Plus is estimated to save $213.75/month ($2,565/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    Qwen 2.5 Plus:Pick Qwen 2.5 Plus when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
  • 2
    GPT-4o:Pick GPT-4o when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.
  • 3
    Qwen 2.5 Plus:Pick Qwen 2.5 Plus as the default general assistant.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsQwen 2.5 Plus

Higher SWE-bench (59.2%).

High-volume chatQwen 2.5 Plus

Lower output list price ($1/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIGPT-4o

Lower TTFT (180 ms).

Long-document RAGGPT-4o

Larger window (128k).

Screenshots / visionQwen 2.5 Plus

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Qwen 2.5 Plus).

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsQwen 2.5 PlusHigher SWE-bench (59.2%).
High-volume chatQwen 2.5 PlusLower output list price ($1/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIGPT-4oLower TTFT (180 ms).
Long-document RAGGPT-4oLarger window (128k).
Screenshots / visionQwen 2.5 PlusBoth accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (Qwen 2.5 Plus).

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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newsMay 13, 2024

GPT-4o stays as the 2024 compare anchor people still search

Deprecated for buying. Kept because “4o vs sonnet” is still a typed query.

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OpenAI

GPT-4o

Elo 1,335
SWE-bench54.8%
Speed (tok/s)110 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$2.5/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$10/1M
Alibaba

Qwen 2.5 Plus

Elo 1,445
SWE-bench59.2%
Speed (tok/s)110 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.25/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$1/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, GPT-4o or Qwen 2.5 Plus?
Qwen 2.5 Plus has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,445). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, GPT-4o or Qwen 2.5 Plus?
Qwen 2.5 Plus leads SWE-bench at 59.2% vs 54.8%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Qwen 2.5 Plus output tokens are $1/1M versus $10/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, GPT-4o or Qwen 2.5 Plus?
GPT-4o has the lower time-to-first-token (180 ms vs 180 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?
GPT-4o accepts 128k tokens versus 128k.
Can I self-host either model?
Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. GPT-4o and Qwen 2.5 Plus Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Related news

  • news · May 13, 2024

    GPT-4o stays as the 2024 compare anchor people still search

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