Head to head
GPT-5.6 SolvsQwen3.5-9B
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · measured basis
Qwen3.5-9B costs $0.0038 per solved task against
GPT-5.6 Sol at $0.0095 — ▼ 2.5x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $1 a month.
On output token price alone Qwen3.5-9B looks 200x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for GPT-5.6 Sol and Qwen3.5-9B| Figure | GPT-5.6 Sol | Qwen3.5-9B |
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| Input $/Mtok | $5 | $0.1 |
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| Output $/Mtok | $30 | $0.15 |
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| Cached input $/Mtok | $0.5 | $0.1 |
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| Pass rate | 100% | 28% |
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| Cost per solved task | $0.0095measured | $0.0038measured |
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| Cost per month | $2 | $0.77 |
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Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker
Solid measured · dashed modeled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.
Solvency Bench (solvency.dev) — first-party measurement · verified 2026-08-21 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings