Model Comparison

o1-mini vs Qwen3 30B A3B

Qwen3 30B A3B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3 30B A3B is 35.0x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

o1-mini outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3 30B A3B is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Qwen3 30B A3B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Qwen3 30B A3B costs less

For input processing, o1-mini ($3.00/1M tokens) is 30.0x more expensive than Qwen3 30B A3B ($0.10/1M tokens).

For output processing, o1-mini ($12.00/1M tokens) is 40.0x more expensive than Qwen3 30B A3B ($0.30/1M tokens).

In conclusion, o1-mini is more expensive than Qwen3 30B A3B.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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OpenAI
o1-mini
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$12.00
Best providerOpenAI
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 30B A3B
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.30
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Both models have the same input context window of 128,000 tokens. Qwen3 30B A3B can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while o1-mini is limited to 65,536 tokens.

OpenAI
o1-mini
Input128,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 30B A3B
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

o1-mini is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3 30B A3B uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

o1-mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3 30B A3B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

o1-mini was released on 2024-09-12, while Qwen3 30B A3B was released on 2025-04-29.

Qwen3 30B A3B is 8 months newer than o1-mini.

o1-mini

Sep 12, 2024

1.6 years ago

Qwen3 30B A3B

Apr 29, 2025

11 months ago

7mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

o1-mini is available from OpenAI, Azure. Qwen3 30B A3B is available from DeepInfra, Novita, Fireworks.

o1-mini

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OpenAI
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $12.00/1M
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Azure
Input Price:Input: $3.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $13.20/1M

Qwen3 30B A3B

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.30/1M
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Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.44/1M
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Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.89/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.89/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

OpenAI
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3 30B A3B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (65.8% vs 60.0%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
OpenAI
o1-mini
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 30B A3B

FAQ

Common questions about o1-mini vs Qwen3 30B A3B

Qwen3 30B A3B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. o1-mini is made by OpenAI and Qwen3 30B A3B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
o1-mini scores HumanEval: 92.4%, MATH-500: 90.0%, MMLU: 85.2%, SuperGLUE: 75.0%, GPQA: 60.0%. Qwen3 30B A3B scores Arena Hard: 91.0%, AIME 2024: 80.4%, LiveBench: 74.3%, Multi-IF: 72.2%, AIME 2025: 70.9%.
Qwen3 30B A3B is 30.0x cheaper for input tokens. o1-mini costs $3.00/M input and $12.00/M output via openai. Qwen3 30B A3B costs $0.10/M input and $0.30/M output via deepinfra.
o1-mini supports 128K tokens and Qwen3 30B A3B supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include input pricing ($3.00 vs $0.10/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
o1-mini is developed by OpenAI and Qwen3 30B A3B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.