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Qwen3.7-Max vs GPT-5 nano
Which is cheaper, which is more capable, and which does better at each kind of work, from 8 results on 2 sources that measured both models.
Of the 8 results both models have, the better value on each. Results whose reported ranges overlap are too close to call.
Results as of 13 October 2026 (catalogue release 2026-10-13-2e2420e3c5cc). See also Alibaba vs OpenAI, every model from both labs.
Qwen3.7-Max or GPT-5 nano? The short answer
Pick Qwen3.7-Max if quality matters most: it scores higher (Intelligence Index 29.5 against 13.0). Pick GPT-5 nano if cost matters more: it costs 16 times less per token.
- GPT-5 nano is cheaper: $0.14 against $2.21 per million tokens, 16 times less.
- Qwen3.7-Max scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index: 29.5 against 13.0.
- Qwen3.7-Max is newer: released 19 May 2026, against 7 Aug 2025 for GPT-5 nano.
- On third-party benchmarks, on the results both models have: Qwen3.7-Max does better for reasoning and knowledge and sticking to the facts.
Head to head
Every fact side by side
| Qwen3.7-Max | GPT-5 nano | |
|---|---|---|
| Price per million tokens | $1.48 in · $4.42 out | $0.050 in · $0.40 out |
| Blended (3 in : 1 out) | $2.21 | $0.14 |
| Cheapest host, blended | – | $0.14 (Azure) |
| Intelligence Index | 29.5 | 13.0 |
| Spring Prompt overall | – | – |
| Output speed, tokens a second | – | – |
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 400,000 tokens |
| Released | 19 May 2026 (newer) | 7 Aug 2025 |
| Weights | Closed | Closed |
| Developer based in | China | the US |
Prices are the developer's list price where we have read it, otherwise the typical host on OpenRouter; see every model's price. Intelligence and speed from Artificial Analysis.
Which is better for what
Each model's rank among the models on sale today, for each kind of work, from our own benchmarks and licensed sources. Further right is better; the better rank is in green.
Every shared result
Each model's best result on every measure both have, grouped by benchmark, with the setting that produced it. Under each measure, every model that benchmark has measured is a grey tick, best to the right, so you can see where the two sit in the field. The headline measures of each benchmark come first; the rest are under "Show all". Green marks the better value; where a source reports ranges that overlap, neither is marked.
| Measure | Qwen3.7-Max | GPT-5 nano |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis reported by Artificial Analysis · 3 results | ||
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Indexindex score, higher is better 53 · 144 of 243 measured | 29.5 | 13.0high reasoning |
| GPQA Diamond% of questions, higher is better 21 · 162 of 231 measured | 92.3% | 67.6%high reasoning |
| Humanity's Last Exam% of questions, higher is better 39 · 160 of 242 measured | 40.5% | 9.5%high reasoning |
| SimpleQA Verified (Epoch AI) reported by SimpleQA Verified (Epoch AI) · 1 result | ||
| Correct answers% of questions, higher is better 18 · 72 of 76 measured | 55.8% | 11.7%high reasoning |
Show all 8 results (4 more)
| Measure | Qwen3.7-Max | GPT-5 nano |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis reported by Artificial Analysis · 4 results | ||
| IFBench% of instructions, higher is better 5 · 64 of 195 measured | 80.5% | 67.6%high reasoning |
| Long-context reasoning (AA-LCR)% of questions, higher is better 50 · 162 of 233 measured | 79.0% | 45.0%high reasoning |
| Terminal-Bench Hard% of tasks, higher is better 12 · 100 of 190 measured | 50.8% | 17.4%medium reasoning |
| τ²-bench telecom% of tasks, higher is better 22 · 119 of 193 measured | 94.7% | 36.6%high reasoning |
Compare them with other models
Quick answers
Is Qwen3.7-Max better than GPT-5 nano?
Pick Qwen3.7-Max if quality matters most: it scores higher (Intelligence Index 29.5 against 13.0). Pick GPT-5 nano if cost matters more: it costs 16 times less per token.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.7-Max or GPT-5 nano?
GPT-5 nano is cheaper: $0.14 against $2.21 per million tokens, 16 times less.
Which is better for agents and tool use, Qwen3.7-Max or GPT-5 nano?
GPT-5 nano ranks 53 of 164 models on sale for multi-step tasks with tools: support desks, coding agents, function calls, against 69 for Qwen3.7-Max.
Which is better for reasoning and knowledge, Qwen3.7-Max or GPT-5 nano?
Qwen3.7-Max ranks 39 of 198 models on sale for hard questions across science, maths and general knowledge, against 134 for GPT-5 nano.
Which is better for sticking to the facts, Qwen3.7-Max or GPT-5 nano?
Qwen3.7-Max ranks 31 of 152 models on sale for summarising without inventing things, and factual answers, against 125 for GPT-5 nano.
Which has the bigger context window, Qwen3.7-Max or GPT-5 nano?
Qwen3.7-Max: 1,000,000 tokens, against 400,000 for GPT-5 nano.
Run Qwen3.7-Max and GPT-5 nano on your own prompt
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