# GPT-5.5 vs Qwen3 6 Max Preview

As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads Qwen3 6 Max Preview in 6 of 6 shared categories: General LLM, Reasoning, Science, Coding › Web dev, Long context, and Factuality.

GPT-5.5: $11.25 per 1M blended tokens.

Qwen3 6 Max Preview: price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.

GPT-5.5: closed weights.

Qwen3 6 Max Preview: closed weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads Qwen3 6 Max Preview in General LLM at #22 against #52.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads Qwen3 6 Max Preview in Reasoning at #26 against #53.
- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads Qwen3 6 Max Preview in Science at #30 against #50.
- Which to pick, Coding › Web dev: As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads Qwen3 6 Max Preview in Coding › Web dev at #48 against #55.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads Qwen3 6 Max Preview in Long context at #26 against #49.
- Which to pick, Factuality: As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-5.5 leads Qwen3 6 Max Preview in Factuality at #5 against #52.

As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT-5.5 is near state of the art, rank #5 in Factuality (since Oct 15, 2026; sources LMArena Text factuality; methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 15, 2026, Qwen3 6 Max Preview is ranked #49 in Long context (since Oct 15, 2026; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, longer query); methodology v1.0).
