OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol vs Qwen: Qwen3 14B
On input price, Qwen: Qwen3 14B is ~33.3× cheaper. Verified 2026-10-21.
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol $4.00/$20.00vsQwen: Qwen3 14B $0.120/$0.240
Verdict
On blended price (3:1 input:output), Qwen: Qwen3 14B is ~53.3× cheaper ($0.120/$0.240 vs $4.00/$20.00 per 1M tokens).
Pricing
Per-million-token list prices, verified 2026-10-21. Green marks the better value.
| Metric | OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol | Qwen: Qwen3 14B |
|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M | $4.00 | $0.120 |
| Output / 1M | $20.00 | $0.240 |
| Cache read / 1M | $0.400 | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $8.00/1M | $0.150/1M |
| Estimated monthly cost | OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol | Qwen: Qwen3 14B |
|---|---|---|
| Chatbot10,000 reqs · 800/400 tok | $112.00 | $1.92 |
| Coding agent5,000 reqs · 8000/2000 tok | $360.00 | $7.20 |
| RAG pipeline30,000 reqs · 4000/500 tok | $780.00 | $18.00 |
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Specifications & capabilities
| Metric | OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol | Qwen: Qwen3 14B |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1.1M | 41K |
| Max output | 128K | 16K |
| Vision input | ✓ | – |
| Tool calling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning | ✓ | ✓ |
Quality
Intelligence Index by Artificial Analysis (independent evaluations, 0–100).
Verified intelligence scores aren't available for both models yet. See the full leaderboard.
Performance
Measured by Artificial Analysis on live endpoints.
Output speed — higher is better
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol75 tok/s
Qwen: Qwen3 14B160 tok/s
Latency (TTFT) — lower is better
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol1,400 ms
Qwen: Qwen3 14B550 ms
| Metric | OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol | Qwen: Qwen3 14B |
|---|---|---|
| Cost per task | $0.000018 | $0.000004 |
Provider
Infrastructure metrics for the organizations behind these models.
| Metric | OpenAI | Qwen (Alibaba) |
|---|---|---|
| Listed endpoints | 12 | 18 |
| Reliability | 99.9% | 99.3% |
| Avg latency | 450 ms | 450 ms |
| Pricing tiers | standard, batch, provisioned | standard, free |
Full details: OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Sol pricing · Qwen: Qwen3 14B pricing