OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra Pro vs Qwen: Qwen3 32B
On input price, Qwen: Qwen3 32B is ~25.0× cheaper. Verified 2026-10-21.
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra Pro $2.00/$12.00vsQwen: Qwen3 32B $0.080/$0.280
Verdict
On blended price (3:1 input:output), Qwen: Qwen3 32B is ~34.6× cheaper ($0.080/$0.280 vs $2.00/$12.00 per 1M tokens).
Pricing
Per-million-token list prices, verified 2026-10-21. Green marks the better value.
| Metric | OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra Pro | Qwen: Qwen3 32B |
|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M | $2.00 | $0.080 |
| Output / 1M | $12.00 | $0.280 |
| Cache read / 1M | $0.200 | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $4.50/1M | $0.130/1M |
| Estimated monthly cost | OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra Pro | Qwen: Qwen3 32B |
|---|---|---|
| Chatbot10,000 reqs · 800/400 tok | $64.00 | $1.76 |
| Coding agent5,000 reqs · 8000/2000 tok | $200.00 | $6.00 |
| RAG pipeline30,000 reqs · 4000/500 tok | $420.00 | $13.80 |
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Specifications & capabilities
| Metric | OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra Pro | Qwen: Qwen3 32B |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1.1M | 131K |
| 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 Terra Pro80 tok/s
Qwen: Qwen3 32B140 tok/s
Latency (TTFT) — lower is better
OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra Pro1,300 ms
Qwen: Qwen3 32B650 ms
| Metric | OpenAI: GPT-5.6 Terra Pro | Qwen: Qwen3 32B |
|---|---|---|
| Cost per task | $0.000016 | $0.000006 |
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 Terra Pro pricing · Qwen: Qwen3 32B pricing