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GPT-5.6 Terra vs Qwen3.8 Max (0902)
Live dataset updated 9/15/2026, 9:19:37 PM UTC
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|---|---|---|
| ModelCap position | #18 | #5 |
| Index score | 75.8 | 83.2 |
| Evidence | Measured6 public benchmark observations across 6 boards | Measured1 public benchmark observation across 1 board |
| Input / 1M | $2.00 | $2.00 |
| Output / 1M | $12.00 | $6.00 |
| Pricing status | fresh | fresh |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Providers | 3 | 1 |
| Weight access | API only | API only |
Decision facts
- GPT-5.6 Terra is #18; Qwen3.8 Max (0902) is #5 on the same current language board.
- Index scores are 75.8 for GPT-5.6 Terra and 83.2 for Qwen3.8 Max (0902). Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.
- Both positions use Measured evidence.
- Listed output price per 1M tokens is $12.00 for GPT-5.6 Terra and $6.00 for Qwen3.8 Max (0902). For 1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each (2M input + 0.5M output), the listed-rate estimate is $10.00 for GPT-5.6 Terra versus $7.00 for Qwen3.8 Max (0902). Qwen3.8 Max (0902) costs 30.0% less in this scenario. This excludes caching, batch discounts, prompt-length tiers, tool charges and retries; verify the selected endpoint before budgeting.
- Published context is 1,050,000 tokens for GPT-5.6 Terra and 1,000,000 for Qwen3.8 Max (0902).
- ModelCap currently lists 3 providers for GPT-5.6 Terra and 1 for Qwen3.8 Max (0902).
These are separate published fields, not a synthetic winner. ModelCap does not collapse price, access, context, and capability evidence into a hidden recommendation score.
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