Model Comparison

o1-mini vs Qwen3-Coder

Comparing o1-mini and Qwen3-Coder across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

o1-mini and Qwen3-Coder don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Qwen3-Coder costs less

For input processing, o1-mini ($3.00/1M tokens) is 16.7x more expensive than Qwen3-Coder ($0.18/1M tokens).

For output processing, o1-mini ($12.00/1M tokens) is 66.7x more expensive than Qwen3-Coder ($0.18/1M tokens).

In conclusion, o1-mini is more expensive than Qwen3-Coder.*

* 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-Coder
Input tokens$0.18
Output tokens$0.18
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Qwen3-Coder accepts 256,000 input tokens compared to o1-mini's 128,000 tokens. Qwen3-Coder can generate longer responses up to 256,000 tokens, while o1-mini is limited to 65,536 tokens.

OpenAI
o1-mini
Input128,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder
Input256,000 tokens
Output256,000 tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

o1-mini is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3-Coder 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-Coder

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

o1-mini was released on 2024-09-12, while Qwen3-Coder was released on 2025-01-01.

Qwen3-Coder is 4 months newer than o1-mini.

o1-mini

Sep 12, 2024

1.6 years ago

Qwen3-Coder

Jan 1, 2025

1.3 years ago

3mo 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-Coder is available from DeepInfra, 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-Coder

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Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.18/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.18/1M
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Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.25/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.25/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3-Coder

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (256,000 tokens)
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
OpenAI
o1-mini
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder

FAQ

Common questions about o1-mini vs Qwen3-Coder

o1-mini (OpenAI) and Qwen3-Coder (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.
o1-mini scores HumanEval: 92.4%, MATH-500: 90.0%, MMLU: 85.2%, SuperGLUE: 75.0%, GPQA: 60.0%.
Qwen3-Coder is 16.7x cheaper for input tokens. o1-mini costs $3.00/M input and $12.00/M output via openai. Qwen3-Coder costs $0.18/M input and $0.18/M output via deepinfra.
o1-mini supports 128K tokens and Qwen3-Coder supports 256K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (128K vs 256K), input pricing ($3.00 vs $0.18/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-Coder is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.