Short answer: GPT-6 Sol is 1.7x cheaper (0.22¢ vs 0.36¢ a chat). Qwen 3.8 Max ranks higher overall (#3 vs #7). Qwen 3.8 Max wins at reasoning, coding, maths, writing, following instructions, agentic tasks. Pick GPT-6 Sol for everyday use and Qwen 3.8 Max when quality matters most.


| Qwen 3.8 Max | GPT-6 Sol | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost per chat (NZD) | 0.36¢ | 0.22¢ |
| Chats per NZ$1 | 275 | 454 |
| Overall rank | #3 | #7 |
| Vendor | Alibaba | OpenAI |
| Speciality | General | Code |
| Crowd Elo | 988 | no votes |
| Reasoning | 89 | 84 |
| Code | 82 | 81 |
| Math | 83 | 78 |
| Writing | 84 | 66 |
| Instruction | 80 | 66 |
| Agentic | 97 | 73 |
Scores are 0 to 100 percentiles blending LMArena, Epoch AI, Artificial Analysis and CrapGPT's own tests. Updated 2026-10-11.
GPT-6 Sol costs 0.22¢ per typical chat versus 0.36¢ for Qwen 3.8 Max on CrapGPT (NZD, measured token use).
Qwen 3.8 Max ranks higher overall on CrapGPT's blended benchmark score. By category: Qwen 3.8 Max leads at reasoning, coding, maths, writing, following instructions, agentic tasks.
Yes. CrapGPT's card battle sends one prompt to two models and lets you pick the winner, paying only for the two replies.
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