# GPT-OSS 120B vs Qwen3 Max

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-OSS 120B and Qwen3 Max across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-oss-120b-vs-qwen3-max
- Last updated: September 4, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 1
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: GPT-OSS 120B and Qwen3 Max share only 1 sourced benchmark row.

## Summary

- Only 1 shared sourced benchmark row is 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-OSS 120B | Qwen3 Max |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | Alibaba |
| Type | Open Weight | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 1M |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 49.26 | 43.82 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 2 | 2 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-OSS 120B public-lane score: 44.9 (Estimated · #97/151)
- Qwen3 Max public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-OSS 120B | Qwen3 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Gert Labs | 29.61% | 43.74% | Qwen3 Max |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-OSS 120B public-lane score: 46.2 (Estimated · #100/183)
- Qwen3 Max public-lane score: 45.4 (Estimated · #107/183)

| Benchmark | GPT-OSS 120B | Qwen3 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| React Native Evals | 71.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | Coming soon | 3.51% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-OSS 120B public-lane score: 57.7 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Qwen3 Max public-lane score: 55.7 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-OSS 120B public-lane score: 44.4 (Estimated · #118/181)
- Qwen3 Max public-lane score: 43.8 (Estimated · #123/181)

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-OSS 120B public-lane score: 84 (#46/120)
- Qwen3 Max public-lane score: 51.7 (#78/120)

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between GPT-OSS 120B and Qwen3 Max?

Not yet. The models share only 1 sourced benchmark row, 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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- [Qwen3 Max vs Claude Fable 5.1](/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-qwen3-max)

## Explore More

- [GPT-OSS 120B profile](/models/gpt-oss-120b)
- [Qwen3 Max profile](/models/qwen3-max)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
- [Alternative Finder](/tools/alternative-finder)
- [LLM Selector](/tools/llm-selector)
- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)