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o1-preview vs Qwen4-Max-Preview

Comparing o1-preview and Qwen4-Max-Preview across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

OpenAI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

o1-preview and Qwen4-Max-Preview trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose o1-preview

  • you want predictable pricing at $15.00/M input and $60.00/M output

Choose Qwen4-Max-Preview

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

o1-preview
OpenAI
Qwen4-Max-Preview
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Benchmark wins
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—
Input price
$15.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$60.00 / M
— / M
Context window
128,000
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Individual benchmarks

8 reported for o1-preview · 0 for Qwen4-Max-Preview

No common benchmarks found

o1-preview and Qwen4-Max-Previewdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only o1-preview specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only o1-preview specifies output context (32,768 tokens).

OpenAI
o1-preview
Input128,000 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen4-Max-Preview
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Thu Nov 12 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Qwen4-Max-Preview supports multimodal inputs, whereas o1-preview does not.

Qwen4-Max-Preview can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

o1-preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen4-Max-Preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

o1-preview

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen4-Max-Preview

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

o1-preview was released on 2024-09-12, while Qwen4-Max-Preview was released on 2026-11-11.

Qwen4-Max-Preview is 26 months newer than o1-preview.

o1-preview

Sep 12, 2024

2.2 years ago

Qwen4-Max-Preview

Nov 11, 2026

1 days ago

2.2yr 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

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against o1-preview and Qwen4-Max-Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

o1-preview
✓ Preferred
Qwen4-Max-Preview
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about o1-preview vs Qwen4-Max-Preview.

Which is better, o1-preview or Qwen4-Max-Preview?

o1-preview (OpenAI) and Qwen4-Max-Preview (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.

How does o1-preview compare to Qwen4-Max-Preview in benchmarks?

o1-preview scores MGSM: 90.8%, MMLU: 90.8%, MATH: 85.5%, GPQA: 73.3%, LiveBench: 52.3%.

What are the context window sizes for o1-preview and Qwen4-Max-Preview?

o1-preview supports 128K tokens and Qwen4-Max-Preview supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between o1-preview and Qwen4-Max-Preview?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes o1-preview and Qwen4-Max-Preview?

o1-preview is developed by OpenAI and Qwen4-Max-Preview is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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