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GPT-5 Nano vs Qwen3 32B

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

GPT-5 Nano wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision

Qwen3 32B wins:

  • Cheaper output tokens
Price Advantage
GPT-5 Nano
Benchmark Advantage
GPT-5 Nano
Context Window
GPT-5 Nano
Speed
GPT-5 Nano

Pricing Comparison

Price Comparison

MetricGPT-5 NanoQwen3 32BWinner
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.05$0.08 GPT-5 Nano
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.40$0.24 Qwen3 32B
Cache Read (per 1M)$5000.00$40000.00 GPT-5 Nano
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, Qwen3 32B is 13% cheaper overall.

GPT-5 Nano Providers

OpenAI $0.05 (Cheapest)
Azure $0.05 (Cheapest)

Qwen3 32B Providers

Chutes $0.08 (Cheapest)
DeepInfra $0.08 (Cheapest)
AtlasCloud $0.10
Novita $0.10
Alibaba $0.10

Benchmark Comparison

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Benchmarks Compared
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GPT-5 Nano Wins
0
Qwen3 32B Wins

Benchmark Scores

BenchmarkGPT-5 NanoQwen3 32BWinner
Intelligence Index
Overall intelligence score
26.714.5
Coding Index
Code generation & understanding
20.3--
Math Index
Mathematical reasoning
83.719.7
MMLU Pro
Academic knowledge
78.072.7
GPQA
Graduate-level science
67.653.5
LiveCodeBench
Competitive programming
78.928.8
Aider
Real-world code editing
-40.0-
AIME
Competition math
-30.3-
GPT-5 Nano significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.

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Context & Performance

Context Window

GPT-5 Nano
400,000
tokens
Max output: 128,000 tokens
Qwen3 32B
40,960
tokens
Max output: 40,960 tokens
GPT-5 Nano has a 90% larger context window.

Speed Performance

MetricGPT-5 NanoQwen3 32BWinner
Tokens/second141.5 tok/s86.1 tok/s
Time to First Token110.10s1.05s
GPT-5 Nano responds 64% faster on average.

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGPT-5 NanoQwen3 32B
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGPT-5 NanoQwen3 32B
LicenseProprietaryOpen Source
AuthorOpenAIQwen
ReleasedAug 2025Apr 2025

GPT-5 Nano Modalities

Input
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Output
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Qwen3 32B Modalities

Input
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Output
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Frequently Asked Questions

GPT-5 Nano has cheaper input pricing at $0.05/M tokens. Qwen3 32B has cheaper output pricing at $0.24/M tokens.
GPT-5 Nano scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 20.3, compared to Qwen3 32B's score of N/A.
GPT-5 Nano has a 400,000 token context window, while Qwen3 32B has a 40,960 token context window.
GPT-5 Nano supports vision. Qwen3 32B does not support vision.