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  3. GPT-5.6 Sol vs Qwen QwQ 32B

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026

GPT-5.6 Sol vs Qwen QwQ 32B benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, GPT-5.6 Sol delivers higher overall intelligence and human-preferred responses (Elo 1,608 vs 1,495), while GPT-5.6 Sol leads in SWE-bench software engineering benchmarks (77.6%), while Qwen QwQ 32B is more budget-friendly at $1.2/1M per 1M output tokens, while GPT-5.6 Sol provides faster response streaming (84 tok/s). Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Choose GPT-5.6 Sol if your priority is peak reasoning, complex code generation, and top preference Elo. Choose Qwen QwQ 32B if you are optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficient API deployment.
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Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

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

GPT-5.6 Sol (8)Qwen QwQ 32B (2)
GPT-5.6 Sol
8 of 10 Wins
✓Preference Elo✓Coding Elo✓LiveBench✓SWE-bench✓GPQA Diamond✓Time to first token✓Output speed✓Context window
Qwen QwQ 32B
2 of 10 Wins
✓Input price✓Output price
OpenAI
Leads 8 of 10 metrics
GPT-5.6 Sol

OpenAI 5.6 flagship tier. Official API $5/$30 per 1M tokens (OpenAI pricing, Jul 30 2026 update left Sol unchanged).

Elo 1,608$30/1M out
Alibaba
Leads 2 of 10 metrics
Qwen QwQ 32B

Alibaba specialized open reasoning model competing with frontier closed reasoning models.

QwQ ReasoningElo 1,495$1.2/1M out

GPT-5.6 Series Lineage & Sibling Variants

3 models

Currently comparing GPT-5.6 Sol vs Qwen QwQ 32B. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: GPT-5.6 Sol
GPT-5.6 Terra$6GPT-5.6 Luna$0.6

GPT-5.6 Sol Thinking Depth & Cost Scaler

Model A

Simulate accuracy gains vs added response time & token cost

Mode: Medium (Standard)

Reasoning models “think before answering” by generating internal reasoning tokens. Higher effort improves math, coding, and logic accuracy, but increases response delay and token costs.

Thinking Delay
270 ms
Standard speed
Reasoning Depth
~1,500
Internal tokens
Cost / 1k Calls
$56.50
4.9× standard bill
Accuracy Boost
+4.5% accuracy
STEM & SWE-bench

Qwen QwQ 32B Thinking Depth & Cost Scaler

Model B

Simulate accuracy gains vs added response time & token cost

Mode: High (Max QwQ CoT)

Reasoning models “think before answering” by generating internal reasoning tokens. Higher effort improves math, coding, and logic accuracy, but increases response delay and token costs.

Thinking Delay
960 ms
3× delay
Reasoning Depth
~7,200
Internal tokens
Cost / 1k Calls
$9.15
17.9× standard bill
Accuracy Boost
+11.8% accuracy
STEM & SWE-bench
Top Rival Showdowns for GPT-5.6 Sol
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Provs Qwen 3 Max
Preference LeaderGPT-5.6 Sol Wins

GPT-5.6 Sol

Δ 113 Arena Elo pts

Throughput LeaderGPT-5.6 Sol Wins

GPT-5.6 Sol

84 tok/s

Value per Dollar LeaderQwen QwQ 32B Wins

Qwen QwQ 32B

$1.2 / 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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Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

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

GPT-5.6 Sol (8)vsQwen QwQ 32B (2)
GPT-5.6 Sol: 8W (80%)Overall: GPT-5.6 SolQwen QwQ 32B: 2W (20%)
← GPT-5.6 SolQwen QwQ 32B →
🏆GPT-5.6 Sol(5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Benchmark
GPT-5.6 SolvsQwen QwQ 32B
Preference Elo
1,608vs1,495+113
Coding Elo
1,602vs1,520+82
SWE-bench
77.6%vs67.5%+10.1%
LiveBench
73.9%vs68%+5.9%
GPQA Diamond
86.8%vs83.2%+3.6%
GPT-5.6 Sol: 5WQwen QwQ 32B: 0W
🏆GPT-5.6 Sol(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
GPT-5.6 SolvsQwen QwQ 32B
Output speed
84 tok/svs68 tok/s+16 tok/s
Time to first token
270 msvs320 ms+50 ms
GPT-5.6 Sol: 2WQwen QwQ 32B: 0W
🏆Qwen QwQ 32B(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
GPT-5.6 SolvsQwen QwQ 32B
Output price
$30/1Mvs$1.2/1M+$28.8/1M
Input price
$5/1Mvs$0.3/1M+$4.7/1M
Context window
1.1Mvs131k+919k
GPT-5.6 Sol: 1WQwen QwQ 32B: 2W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo+113
GPT-5.6 Sol1,608
lmarena · Aug 16, 2026
Qwen QwQ 32B1,495
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Coding Elo+82
GPT-5.6 Sol1,602
lmarena · Aug 16, 2026
Qwen QwQ 32B1,520
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
LiveBench+5.9%
GPT-5.6 Sol73.9%
livebench · Aug 16, 2026
Qwen QwQ 32B68%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
SWE-bench+10.1%
GPT-5.6 Sol77.6%
swebench · Aug 16, 2026
Qwen QwQ 32B67.5%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
GPQA Diamond+3.6%
GPT-5.6 Sol86.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Qwen QwQ 32B83.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Time to first token+50 ms
GPT-5.6 Sol270 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Qwen QwQ 32B320 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output speed+16 tok/s
GPT-5.6 Sol84 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Qwen QwQ 32B68 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Input price+$4.7/1M
GPT-5.6 Sol$5/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen QwQ 32B$0.3/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Output price+$28.8/1M
GPT-5.6 Sol$30/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen QwQ 32B$1.2/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Context window+919k
GPT-5.6 Sol1.1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen QwQ 32B131k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
BenchmarkGPT-5.6 SolQwen QwQ 32BAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,608
lmarena · Aug 16, 2026
1,495
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
+113
Coding Elo
1,602
lmarena · Aug 16, 2026
1,520
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
+82
LiveBench
73.9%
livebench · Aug 16, 2026
68%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
+5.9%
SWE-bench
77.6%
swebench · Aug 16, 2026
67.5%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
+10.1%
GPQA Diamond
86.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
83.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+3.6%
Time to first token
270 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
320 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+50 ms
Output speed
84 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
68 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+16 tok/s
Input price
$5/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$0.3/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+$4.7/1M
Output price
$30/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$1.2/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+$28.8/1M
Context window
1.1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
131k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
+919k
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

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

Save up to 95% with Qwen QwQ 32B
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
GPT-5.6 Sol$625.00 / mo
In: $175Out: $450
Qwen QwQ 32B$28.50 / mo
In: $10.5Out: $18
Estimated Cost Delta

Qwen QwQ 32B is estimated to save $596.50/month ($7,158/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    GPT-5.6 Sol:Pick GPT-5.6 Sol when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
  • 2
    Qwen QwQ 32B:Pick Qwen QwQ 32B when you are optimizing output cost.
  • 3
    GPT-5.6 Sol:Pick GPT-5.6 Sol when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsGPT-5.6 Sol

Higher SWE-bench (77.6%).

High-volume chatQwen QwQ 32B

Lower output list price ($1.2/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIGPT-5.6 Sol

Lower TTFT (270 ms).

Long-document RAGGPT-5.6 Sol

Larger window (1.1M).

Screenshots / visionGPT-5.6 Sol

GPT-5.6 Sol is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsGPT-5.6 SolHigher SWE-bench (77.6%).
High-volume chatQwen QwQ 32BLower output list price ($1.2/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIGPT-5.6 SolLower TTFT (270 ms).
Long-document RAGGPT-5.6 SolLarger window (1.1M).
Screenshots / visionGPT-5.6 SolGPT-5.6 Sol is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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OpenAI

GPT-5.6 Sol

Elo 1,608
SWE-bench77.6%
Speed (tok/s)84 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$5/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$30/1M
Alibaba

Qwen QwQ 32B

Elo 1,495
SWE-bench67.5%
Speed (tok/s)68 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.3/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$1.2/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, GPT-5.6 Sol or Qwen QwQ 32B?
GPT-5.6 Sol has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,608). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, GPT-5.6 Sol or Qwen QwQ 32B?
GPT-5.6 Sol leads SWE-bench at 77.6% vs 67.5%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Qwen QwQ 32B output tokens are $1.2/1M versus $30/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, GPT-5.6 Sol or Qwen QwQ 32B?
GPT-5.6 Sol has the lower time-to-first-token (270 ms vs 320 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?
GPT-5.6 Sol accepts 1.1M tokens versus 131k.
Can I self-host either model?
Qwen QwQ 32B is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
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-5.6 Sol and Qwen QwQ 32B Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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