OpenAI compatible API. Attested gateway. Public status.

OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b vs Qwen: Qwen3.6 27B

Compare OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b and Qwen: Qwen3.6 27B by providers, context, price, and TrustedRouter route support.

Verify gateway
1 URLbase_url migration
100smodels and routes
0prompt logs by default
Compare routesProviders, price, context, and policy posture in one view.
Use auto when uptime mattersKeep a primary model and let fallback handle provider failures.
Same API shapeUse the OpenAI client and set the model you want.

Practical read

OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b has the lower cheapest prompt+completion route on TrustedRouter. OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b has more provider fallback routes, while Qwen: Qwen3.6 27B has the larger context window. Current TrustedRouter probes show OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b with the lower p50 TTFT.

$0.33/1MOpenAI: gpt-oss-120b cheapest route
$3.938/1MQwen: Qwen3.6 27B cheapest route
2695 msOpenAI: gpt-oss-120b measured p50 TTFT
4412 msQwen: Qwen3.6 27B measured p50 TTFT
OpenAI: gpt-oss-120bQwen: Qwen3.6 27B
Model idopenai/gpt-oss-120bqwen/qwen3.6-27b
PublisherOpenAIVenice
AI IQ IQ 95#68 IQ 105#46
Context131,072 tokens262,144 tokens
Provider routes196
Cheapest route$0.33/1M$3.938/1M
Privacy posturehas provider E2EE routehas provider E2EE route
Modes chat chat

OpenAI: gpt-oss-120b routes

Qwen: Qwen3.6 27B routes

Production choice

Pick a default model. Keep fallback enabled.

TrustedRouter is useful when you know the model you want, but still need provider rollover, budget limits, usage records, and a prompt path you can verify.

OpenAI clientPython
client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.trustedrouter.com/v1",
    api_key="sk-tr-v1-..."
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="openai/gpt-oss-120b",
    messages=messages,
)

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