OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol Pro vs Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max Prime
Side-by-side comparison of specs, pricing, benchmark scores, and task rankings. Updated 2026-09-30.
| OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol Pro | Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max Prime | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | openai | qwen |
| Quality Score | 100 | 100 |
| Input Price | $2.00/M | $4.00/M |
| Output Price | $10.00/M | $12.00/M |
| Context Window | 1,050,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Max Output | 128,000 | 131,072 |
| Tool Calling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Structured Output | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning Mode | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vision | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio | - | - |
The verdict
For a sample job of 1 million input tokens and 250,000 output tokens, GPT-6.1 Sol Pro costs $4.50 and Qwen3.8 Max Prime costs $7.00, so GPT-6.1 Sol Pro is about 1.6 times cheaper for the same work.
Both take in a similar amount of text: 1,050,000 and 1,000,000 tokens, about 1,575 and 1,500 pages.
Only Qwen3.8 Max Prime offers video input.
Across the 10 tasks where they differ, GPT-6.1 Sol Pro scores higher on 10 (SQL Generation, Code Completion, Code Documentation and others).
Pick GPT-6.1 Sol Pro if you need lower cost or the stronger all-round task scores; pick Qwen3.8 Max Prime if you need video input.
Costs use current list prices per million tokens; page counts assume about 0.75 words per token and 500 words per page.
Who wins by task?
| Task | OpenAI: GPT-6.1 Sol Pro | Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max Prime |
|---|---|---|
| SQL Generation | 132 | 132 |
| Code Completion | 117 | 116 |
| Code Documentation | 129 | 128 |
| Regex Writing | 117 | 116 |
| CSV / Spreadsheet Cleanup | 132 | 132 |
| JSON Extraction | 121 | 120 |
| Bulk Data Labeling | 118 | 117 |
| Long-Document Summarization | 136 | 136 |
| Short-Form Summarization | 113 | 112 |
| Blog Post Writing | 120 | 120 |
Scores reflect capability match + benchmark data + pricing for each task. Methodology →