# GPT-5.1 vs Qwen3 Max

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-5.1 and Qwen3 Max across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-5-1-vs-qwen3-max
- Last updated: September 4, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 2
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: GPT-5.1 and Qwen3 Max share only 2 sourced benchmark rows.

## Summary

- Only 2 shared sourced benchmark rows are available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- Qwen3 Max has the larger published context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-5.1 | Qwen3 Max |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | Alibaba |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 200K | 1M |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 63.68 | 43.82 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 4 | 2 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.25 / $10.00 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.1 public-lane score: 56.3 (Estimated · #36/151)
- Qwen3 Max public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.1 | Qwen3 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gert Labs | 41.24% | 43.74% | Qwen3 Max |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.1 public-lane score: 45.2 (Supported · #109/183)
- Qwen3 Max public-lane score: 45.4 (Estimated · #107/183)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.1 | Qwen3 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vibe Code Bench | 24.61% | 3.51% | GPT-5.1 |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.1 public-lane score: 71.2 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Qwen3 Max public-lane score: Coming soon

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.1 public-lane score: 76.2 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Qwen3 Max public-lane score: 55.7 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.1 public-lane score: 58.8 (Estimated · #43/181)
- Qwen3 Max public-lane score: 43.8 (Estimated · #123/181)

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.1 public-lane score: 89.1 (#26/120)
- Qwen3 Max public-lane score: 51.7 (#78/120)

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5.1 public-lane score: 49.2 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Qwen3 Max public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.1 | Qwen3 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 31.034% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 12.500% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between GPT-5.1 and Qwen3 Max?

Not yet. The models share only 2 sourced benchmark rows, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

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## Explore More

- [GPT-5.1 profile](/models/gpt-5-1)
- [Qwen3 Max profile](/models/qwen3-max)
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