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Qwen vs ChatGPT: AI benchmark scores compared (Oct 2026)

On the 13 public leaderboards where both have a reported score, Qwen’s best-ranked model scores higher on 2, ChatGPT’s on 10, and 1 is tied. Counting only the 5 leaderboards their sources still update: Qwen 1, ChatGPT 3, 1 tied.

In plain words

  • Legal: Qwen higher on 1 of 3 (Legal Benchmarks: Contract Workflows); ChatGPT higher on 1 of 3 (Legal Research Bench); tied on Legal Benchmarks: Data Extraction.
  • Health & medical: ChatGPT higher on 1 of 1 (MedQA).
  • Finance: ChatGPT higher on 1 of 1 (CorpFin v2).
  • Coding: ChatGPT higher on all 2 (SWE-bench Verified and LiveCodeBench).
  • Agents & tool use: ChatGPT higher on 1 of 1 (Terminal-Bench 4.0).
  • Reasoning & knowledge: Qwen higher on 1 of 3 (MMLU Pro); ChatGPT higher on 2 of 3 (GPQA Diamond and AIME).
  • Chat preference: ChatGPT higher on 1 of 1 (LMArena Text Arena).
  • Multilingual: ChatGPT higher on 1 of 1 (MGSM).
  • Qwen’s best-ranked entry is most often Qwen 3.8 Max (4 of 13); ChatGPT’s is most often GPT-5.6 Sol (4 of 13).

Qwen here means Alibaba’s Qwen models; ChatGPT means OpenAI’s GPT and o-series models (the open-weight GPT OSS models are left out). On each leaderboard we compare each side’s best-ranked model, so the model can differ by benchmark. A side only counts where it appears on the leaderboard (we keep each source’s top rows).

Results from published AI leaderboards. Compare models within each benchmark; scores from different tests aren’t directly comparable. How we collect these results

Health & medical

BenchmarkQwenChatGPTHigher score
MedQAAccuracy · dated 16 Apr 2026 · no longer updated95.21%Qwen 3.5 Plus · #1396.52%o1 · #1ChatGPT higherby 1.31 pts

Finance

BenchmarkQwenChatGPTHigher score
CorpFin v2Accuracy · dated 12 Aug 2026 · no longer updated68.03%Qwen 3 Max Thinking · #1268.42%GPT 5.5 · #9ChatGPT higherby 0.39 pts

Coding

BenchmarkQwenChatGPTHigher score
SWE-bench VerifiedScore · dated 1 Sep 2026 · no longer updated86.0%Qwen 3.8 27B · #1596.2%GPT-5.6 Sol · #3ChatGPT higherby 10.2 pts
LiveCodeBenchAccuracy · dated 1 Sep 2026 · no longer updated87.85%Qwen 3.8 Max · #1087.99%GPT 5.2 Codex · #9ChatGPT higherby 0.14 pts

Agents & tool use

BenchmarkQwenChatGPTHigher score
Terminal-Bench 4.0Score · dated 19 Oct 202634.34%Qwen 3.8 Max · #1659.60%GPT-6 Astra · #3ChatGPT higherby 25.26 pts

Reasoning & knowledge

BenchmarkQwenChatGPTHigher score
GPQA DiamondAccuracy · dated 1 Sep 2026 · no longer updated93.69%Qwen 3.8 Max · #695.20%GPT-5.6 Sol · #2ChatGPT higherby 1.51 pts
AIMEAccuracy · dated 16 Apr 2026 · no longer updated94.58%Qwen 3.6 Plus · #1396.88%GPT 5.2 · #2ChatGPT higherby 2.30 pts
MMLU ProAccuracy · dated 1 Sep 2026 · no longer updated89.31%Qwen 3.7 Max · #1289.10%GPT-5.6 Sol · #16Qwen higherby 0.21 pts

Chat preference

BenchmarkQwenChatGPTHigher score
LMArena Text ArenaArena score · dated 20 Oct 20261483 ±5Qwen3.8-Max · #231484 ±4GPT-5.6 Sol (xHigh) · #21ChatGPT higherby 1, within ±

Multilingual

BenchmarkQwenChatGPTHigher score
MGSMAccuracy · dated 9 Jan 2026 · no longer updated92.47%Qwen 3 (235B) · #1794.00%GPT 5.2 · #6ChatGPT higherby 1.53 pts

Every score links to the leaderboard that published it. Sources: Legal Benchmarks ↗ · Vals AI ↗ · LMArena ↗. ChatJudge does not run these tests.

Test Qwen and ChatGPT on your own work

Run the same prompt in both and compare the answers. Prompts for ChatGPT →

ReviewsClaudeCompare two documents clause by clauseChecking a filled-in contract or proposal against its template.View prompt ProposalsChatGPTClarify commercial termsPricing, commission or partnership fees are being misread.View prompt
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Questions people ask

Is Qwen better than ChatGPT?

On the 13 public leaderboards where both have a reported score, Qwen’s best-ranked model scores higher on 2, ChatGPT’s on 10, and 1 is tied. Counting only the 5 leaderboards their sources still update: Qwen 1, ChatGPT 3, 1 tied. Which is better depends on the task: the leaders differ by benchmark, and scores from different tests are not directly comparable.

Is Qwen or ChatGPT better for legal work?

Legal Benchmarks: Contract Workflows: Qwen 38.7% vs ChatGPT 25.8%; Legal Benchmarks: Data Extraction: tied at 56.7%; Legal Research Bench: ChatGPT 48.08% vs Qwen 47.60%. Each figure is the best-ranked model from each side on that leaderboard, as published by its source.

Is Qwen or ChatGPT better for health & medical questions?

MedQA: ChatGPT 96.52% vs Qwen 95.21%. Each figure is the best-ranked model from each side on that leaderboard, as published by its source.

Is Qwen or ChatGPT better for finance?

CorpFin v2: ChatGPT 68.42% vs Qwen 68.03%. Each figure is the best-ranked model from each side on that leaderboard, as published by its source.

Is Qwen or ChatGPT better for coding?

SWE-bench Verified: ChatGPT 96.2% vs Qwen 86.0%; LiveCodeBench: ChatGPT 87.99% vs Qwen 87.85%. Each figure is the best-ranked model from each side on that leaderboard, as published by its source.

Is Qwen or ChatGPT better for agents & tool use?

Terminal-Bench 4.0: ChatGPT 59.60% vs Qwen 34.34%. Each figure is the best-ranked model from each side on that leaderboard, as published by its source.

How recent is this comparison?

It is rebuilt from our benchmark data, last checked on 22 Oct 2026. Each leaderboard’s own date is shown in the table. MedQA, CorpFin v2, SWE-bench Verified, LiveCodeBench, GPQA Diamond, AIME, MMLU Pro and MGSM are no longer updated by the source, so newer models may be missing there.

Which models are being compared?

On each leaderboard we take the best-ranked Qwen model and the best-ranked ChatGPT model, so the model can change from one benchmark to the next. Qwen’s top entry is most often Qwen 3.8 Max (4 of 13); ChatGPT’s is most often GPT-5.6 Sol (4 of 13). Qwen here means Alibaba’s Qwen models; ChatGPT means OpenAI’s GPT and o-series models (the open-weight GPT OSS models are left out).