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  3. GPT-5.6 Terra vs Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026

GPT-5.6 Terra vs Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, GPT-5.6 Terra delivers higher overall intelligence and human-preferred responses (Elo 1,548 vs 1,425), while GPT-5.6 Terra leads in SWE-bench software engineering benchmarks (70.4%), while Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct is more budget-friendly at $1/1M per 1M output tokens. 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 Terra if your priority is peak reasoning, complex code generation, and top preference Elo. Choose Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct if you are optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficient API deployment.
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Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

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

GPT-5.6 Terra (5)Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct (2)
GPT-5.6 Terra
5 of 7 Wins
✓Preference Elo✓Coding Elo✓LiveBench✓SWE-bench✓Context window
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct
2 of 7 Wins
✓Input price✓Output price
OpenAI
Leads 5 of 7 metrics
GPT-5.6 Terra

OpenAI 5.6 mid tier. Official API $2/$12 per 1M after the Jul 30 2026 price cut.

Terra Mid-TierElo 1,548$6/1M out
Alibaba
Leads 2 of 7 metrics
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (qwen/qwen-2.5-coder-32b-instruct). Preview until a second source matches.

Elo 1,425$1/1M out

GPT-5.6 Series Lineage & Sibling Variants

3 models

Currently comparing GPT-5.6 Terra vs Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: GPT-5.6 Terra
GPT-5.6 Sol$30GPT-5.6 Luna$0.6
Top Rival Showdowns for GPT-5.6 Terra
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 Terra Wins

GPT-5.6 Terra

Δ 123 Arena Elo pts

Throughput Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar LeaderQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct Wins

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct

$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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0–100 %ile
Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

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

GPT-5.6 Terra (8)vsQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct (2)
GPT-5.6 Terra: 8W (80%)Overall: GPT-5.6 TerraQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct: 2W (20%)
← GPT-5.6 TerraQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct →
🏆GPT-5.6 Terra(5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Benchmark
GPT-5.6 TerravsQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct
Preference Elo
1,548vs1,425+123
Coding Elo
1,542vs1,495+47
SWE-bench
70.4%vs65.2%+5.2%
LiveBench
69.1%vs64.8%+4.3%
GPQA Diamond
82%vs—
GPT-5.6 Terra: 5WQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct: 0W
🏆GPT-5.6 Terra(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
GPT-5.6 TerravsQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct
Output speed
128 tok/svs—
Time to first token
160 msvs—
GPT-5.6 Terra: 2WQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct: 0W
🏆Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
GPT-5.6 TerravsQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct
Output price
$6/1Mvs$1/1M+$5/1M
Input price
$1/1Mvs$0.66/1M+$0.34/1M
Context window
1.1Mvs33k+1M
GPT-5.6 Terra: 1WQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct: 2W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo+123
GPT-5.6 Terra1,548
lmarena · Aug 16, 2026
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct1,425
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Coding Elo+47
GPT-5.6 Terra1,542
lmarena · Aug 16, 2026
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct1,495
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
LiveBench+4.3%
GPT-5.6 Terra69.1%
livebench · Aug 16, 2026
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct64.8%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
SWE-bench+5.2%
GPT-5.6 Terra70.4%
swebench · Aug 16, 2026
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct65.2%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
GPQA Diamond
GPT-5.6 Terra82%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct—
Time to first token
GPT-5.6 Terra160 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct—
Output speed
GPT-5.6 Terra128 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct—
Input price+$0.34/1M
GPT-5.6 Terra$1/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct$0.66/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Output price+$5/1M
GPT-5.6 Terra$6/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct$1/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Context window+1M
GPT-5.6 Terra1.1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct33k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
BenchmarkGPT-5.6 TerraQwen2.5 Coder 32B InstructAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,548
lmarena · Aug 16, 2026
1,425
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
+123
Coding Elo
1,542
lmarena · Aug 16, 2026
1,495
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
+47
LiveBench
69.1%
livebench · Aug 16, 2026
64.8%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
+4.3%
SWE-bench
70.4%
swebench · Aug 16, 2026
65.2%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
+5.2%
GPQA Diamond
82%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
——
Time to first token
160 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
——
Output speed
128 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
——
Input price
$1/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$0.66/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$0.34/1M
Output price
$6/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
$1/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$5/1M
Context window
1.1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
33k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+1M
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

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

Save up to 70% with Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct
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 Terra$125.00 / mo
In: $35Out: $90
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct$38.10 / mo
In: $23.1Out: $15
Estimated Cost Delta

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct is estimated to save $86.90/month ($1,043/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    GPT-5.6 Terra:Pick GPT-5.6 Terra when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
  • 2
    Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct:Pick Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct when you are optimizing output cost.
  • 3
    GPT-5.6 Terra:Pick GPT-5.6 Terra for million-token RAG or long-document jobs.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsGPT-5.6 Terra

Higher SWE-bench (70.4%).

High-volume chatQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct

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

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGGPT-5.6 Terra

Larger window (1.1M).

Screenshots / visionGPT-5.6 Terra

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

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsGPT-5.6 TerraHigher SWE-bench (70.4%).
High-volume chatQwen2.5 Coder 32B InstructLower output list price ($1/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient dataNeed TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAGGPT-5.6 TerraLarger window (1.1M).
Screenshots / visionGPT-5.6 TerraGPT-5.6 Terra is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

View all news
priceJul 30, 2026

GPT-5.6 Terra after the Jul 30 cut: $2/$12 mid-tier

Terra is OpenAI’s Sonnet-class invoice. Use it when Sol is too expensive and Luna is too small.

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GPT-5.6 Terra

Elo 1,548
SWE-bench70.4%
Speed (tok/s)128 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$1/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$6/1M
Alibaba

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct

Elo 1,425
SWE-bench65.2%
Speed (tok/s)33k
Input / 1M Tokens$0.66/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$1/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, GPT-5.6 Terra or Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?
GPT-5.6 Terra has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,548). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, GPT-5.6 Terra or Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?
GPT-5.6 Terra leads SWE-bench at 70.4% vs 65.2%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct output tokens are $1/1M versus $6/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, GPT-5.6 Terra or Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?
We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?
GPT-5.6 Terra accepts 1.1M tokens versus 33k.
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-5.6 Terra and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Related news

  • price · Jul 30, 2026

    GPT-5.6 Terra after the Jul 30 cut: $2/$12 mid-tier

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