GPT-5.5 vs Qwen3-Max
Side-by-side specs, pricing and capabilities. Both models run on Clade under one subscription, so you can switch between them in the same conversation.
GPT-5.5 comes from OpenAI and Qwen3-Max from Alibaba. The practical difference for most people is context, price, and which input types each one accepts.
GPT-5.5 holds more in a single conversation — 1.1M tokens against 256K — which matters for long documents and large codebases.
Qwen3-Max is the cheaper of the two on input tokens at $1.20 / 1M tokens.
| Specification | GPT-5.5 | Qwen3-Max |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Alibaba |
| Model ID | gpt-5.5-2026-04-23 | qwen3-max |
| Context window | 1.1M | 256K |
| Max output | — | 80K |
| Input price | $5.00 / 1M tokens | $1.20 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $30.00 / 1M tokens | $6.00 / 1M tokens |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
| Input types | text, image, file | text |
| Output types | text, image | text |
| Plan | Premium | Premium |
Which should you use?
Pick GPT-5.5 when…
- You need the larger context window — 1.1M against 256K.
- You need image and file input, which the other model does not accept.
Pick Qwen3-Max when…
- Cost matters: input runs at $1.20 / 1M tokens versus $5.00 / 1M tokens.
- You want longer single responses — up to 80K output tokens.
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You do not have to choose. One Clade subscription gives you GPT-5.5, Qwen3-Max, and every other model on the platform.