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OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b vs Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

Side-by-side comparison of OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b and Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B. Compare pricing, context window, capabilities, and find out which is better for your workflow.

Verdict

strong confidence

OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b and Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B are closely matched across pricing, context, and capabilities. Your choice depends on workflow-specific factors like provider ecosystem preference and existing integrations.

Best for with OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b

Budget-conscious workflowsLong-form content generation

Best for with Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

Long document processingMulti-modal tasks

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Technical specifications

OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B
Provider OpenAI Qwen
Input price $0.03/M $0.16/M
Output price $0.11/M $1/M
Context window 131K 262K
Max output 131K 66K
Capabilities
Tool useReasoning
Tool useVisionReasoning
Released Aug 5, 2025 Feb 25, 2026

Scoring breakdown

How each dimension compares

Price

OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b leads

OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b

$0.11/M tokens

Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

$1/M tokens

Context Window

Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B leads

OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b

131K tokens

Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

262K tokens

Capabilities

Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B leads

OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b

2/4

Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

3/4

Max Output

OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b leads

OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b

131K tokens

Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

66K tokens

Recency

OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b

Aug 2025

Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3B

Feb 2026

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