Qwen 3 32B vs GPT-OSS 120B
A side-by-side comparison of Qwen 3 32B (Alibaba) and GPT-OSS 120B (OpenAI) on pricing, context, and capabilities. Both are available on one Kyma API key — switch between them with a one-line model change.
| Spec |  Qwen 3 32B |  GPT-OSS 120B |
|---|---|---|
| Creator | Alibaba | OpenAI |
| Input / 1M | $0.392 | $0.203 |
| Output / 1M | $0.81 | $0.81 |
| Cached input | $0.0392 (10%) | $0.0203 (10%) |
| Context window | 33K | 128K |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Vision input | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | No |
| Speed | fast | medium |
Which should you pick?
GPT-OSS 120B is the cheaper option on input tokens; GPT-OSS 120B has the larger context window at 128K; Qwen 3 32B adds native reasoning. Both run on the same Kyma key, so you can A/B them by changing one string.
Switch with one line
# Same key, same endpoint — just change the model string client = OpenAI(base_url="https://kymaapi.com/v1", api_key="YOUR_API_KEY") client.chat.completions.create(model="qwen-3-32b", messages=[...]) client.chat.completions.create(model="gpt-oss-120b", messages=[...])
FAQ
Is Qwen 3 32B or GPT-OSS 120B cheaper?
On input tokens, Qwen 3 32B is $0.392 in / $0.81 out per 1M and GPT-OSS 120B is $0.203 in / $0.81 out per 1M. Both bill per token with cached input at 10% where supported, and both are on the same Kyma balance.
Can I switch between Qwen 3 32B and GPT-OSS 120B without changing my code?
Yes. Both are served through the same OpenAI-compatible Kyma endpoint (https://kymaapi.com/v1). Switching is a one-line change to the model field — `qwen-3-32b` or `gpt-oss-120b` — with the same API key.
Which has the larger context window?
Qwen 3 32B has a 33K context window and GPT-OSS 120B has 128K. Pick the larger one for long documents or repo-level context.