Qwen and more
Alibaba
from $0.015 / 1M
52 models · typical $0.2663 · top 92.7% GPQA, xhigh reasoning
Developer head to head · prices updated Nov 1, 2026
Alibaba vs OpenAI
Qwen vs GPT: every model's API price, compared
Alibaba starts cheaper ($0.015 vs $0.055 per 1M tokens); Alibaba's typical model costs less ($0.2663 vs $3.44); OpenAI has the more accurate top model (95.8% vs 92.7% GPQA).
GPT and more
OpenAI
from $0.055 / 1M
39 models · typical $3.44 · top 95.8% GPQA, max reasoning
- Cheaper entry modelAlibaba
- More accurate top modelOpenAI
- Cheaper 85%+ GPQA modelOpenAI
- More modelsAlibaba
The matchups that matter
| Alibaba | OpenAI | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest model | qwen2.5-coder-3b-instruct $0.015 via Nscale | gpt-oss-20b $0.055 via W&B Inference (CoreWeave) · 60.8% GPQA, medium reasoning |
| Most accurate (GPQA) | Qwen3.8 Max $2.48 via DeepInfra · 92.7% GPQA, xhigh reasoning | GPT-6 Astra $20.00 via OpenAI · 95.8% GPQA, max reasoning |
| Cheapest with 85%+ GPQA | Qwen3.7 Plus $0.56 via Together AI · 87.9% GPQA | GPT-6 Luna $0.20 via OpenAI · 90.5% GPQA, max reasoning |
| Typical model price | $0.2663 | $3.44 |
| Models we track | 52 | 39 |
Flagships: Qwen3.8 Max vs GPT-6 AstraCheapest: qwen2.5-coder-3b-instruct vs gpt-oss-20bQwen3.8 Max vs GPT-6.1 Sol
Blended list price per 1M tokens (3 input : 1 output) at each model's cheapest provider; only models at least two providers sell. GPQA Diamond by Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0), best measured reasoning setting.
Every model, cheapest first
Alibaba
- qwen2.5-coder-3b-instruct$0.015 via Nscale
- qwen2.5-coder-7b$0.015 via Nebius Token Factory
- qwen2.5-coder-7b-instruct$0.015 via Nscale
- qwen2-vl-7b-instruct$0.03 via Nebius Token Factory
- Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct35.5% GPQA$0.05 via SiliconFlow
- Qwen3-8B56.8% GPQA$0.06 via SiliconFlow
- Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct$0.0625 via Lambda
- qwen3-32b-fp8$0.0625 via Lambda
- qwen2.5-32b-instruct46.1% GPQA$0.095 via Nebius Token Factory
- Qwen3.5 9B79.0% GPQA$0.1125 via DeepInfra
- Qwen3-14B63.8% GPQA$0.12 via Nebius Token Factory
- qwen3-4b52.3% GPQA$0.12 via Nebius Token Factory
OpenAI
- gpt-oss-20b60.8% GPQA, medium reasoning$0.055 via W&B Inference (CoreWeave)
- gpt-oss-120b75.8% GPQA, high reasoning$0.065 via W&B Inference (CoreWeave)
- GPT OSS Safeguard 20B$0.1025 via Amazon Bedrock
- GPT-5 Nano$0.1375 via OpenAI
- gpt-4.1-nano$0.175 via Replicate
- GPT-6 Luna90.5% GPQA, max reasoning$0.20 via OpenAI
- GPT OSS Safeguard 120B$0.2625 via Amazon Bedrock
- GPT-4o mini$0.2625 via OpenAI
- gpt-4o-mini-audio-preview$0.2625 via OpenAI
- GPT-5.6 Luna91.6% GPQA, max reasoning$0.45 via OpenAI
- GPT-5.4 nano$0.4625 via OpenAI
- GPT-5 Mini$0.6875 via OpenAI
Questions people ask
Is Alibaba cheaper than OpenAI?
Yes at the cheap end: Alibaba's cheapest model, qwen2.5-coder-3b-instruct, starts at $0.015 per 1M tokens, against $0.055 for OpenAI's gpt-oss-20b. The typical (median) model costs $0.2663 at Alibaba and $3.44 at OpenAI.
Which has the more accurate model, Alibaba or OpenAI?
Alibaba's most accurate model we track, Qwen3.8 Max, scores 92.7% GPQA, xhigh reasoning (GPQA Diamond, Epoch AI) for $2.48 per 1M tokens; OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra scores 95.8% GPQA, max reasoning for $20.00.
How many Alibaba and OpenAI models can I buy through APIs?
We track 52 Alibaba and 39 OpenAI models that at least two providers sell, with prices from each provider's pricing page.