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GPT-5.2 vs Qwen-Plus

Compare GPT-5.2 and Qwen-Plus. Build AI products powered by either model on Appaca.

Model Comparison

FeatureGPT-5.2Qwen-Plus
ProviderOpenAIAlibaba Cloud
Model Typetexttext
Context Window400,000 tokens1,000,000 tokens
Input Cost
$1.75/ 1M tokens
$0.12/ 1M tokens
Output Cost
$14.00/ 1M tokens
$0.29/ 1M tokens

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Strengths & Best Use Cases

GPT-5.2

OpenAI

1. Advanced Reasoning for Diverse Domains

  • Built to tackle coding and agentic workflows across multiple industries, with configurable reasoning support.

2. Multi-Modal & Long-Form Capabilities

  • Handles both text and image inputs, producing text output.
  • Allows up to 128 k output tokens for lengthy responses.

3. Large Context & Updated Knowledge

  • 400 k token context window accommodates extensive codebases or documents.
  • Knowledge cut-off of Aug 31 2025 keeps it current with recent developments.

Qwen-Plus

Alibaba Cloud

1. Excellent balance of performance and cost

  • Faster and cheaper than Max but still powerful.

2. Optional thinking mode

  • Enhanced reasoning when needed.
  • Non-thinking mode is very fast and cheap.

3. Huge context window

  • Up to 1M tokens for long-document workflows.

4. Strong multilingual understanding

  • Supports 100+ languages.