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o3-mini vs Qwen4-Max-Preview

Comparing o3-mini and Qwen4-Max-Preview across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

OpenAI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

o3-mini 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 o3-mini

  • you want predictable pricing at $1.10/M input and $4.40/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.

o3-mini
OpenAI
Qwen4-Max-Preview
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$1.10 / M
— / M
Output price
$4.40 / M
— / M
Context window
200,000
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Individual benchmarks

25 reported for o3-mini · 0 for Qwen4-Max-Preview

No common benchmarks found

o3-mini 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 o3-mini specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only o3-mini specifies output context (100,000 tokens).

OpenAI
o3-mini
Input200,000 tokens
Output100,000 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 o3-mini does not.

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

o3-mini

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.

o3-mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen4-Max-Preview

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

o3-mini was released on 2025-01-30, while Qwen4-Max-Preview was released on 2026-11-11.

Qwen4-Max-Preview is 22 months newer than o3-mini.

o3-mini

Jan 30, 2025

1.8 years ago

Qwen4-Max-Preview

Nov 11, 2026

1 days ago

1.8yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

o3-mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-09-30, while Qwen4-Max-Preview's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm o3-mini's training data extends to 2023-09-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen4-Max-Preview's cutoff date.

o3-mini

Sep 2023

Qwen4-Max-Preview

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Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against o3-mini and Qwen4-Max-Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

o3-mini
✓ Preferred
Qwen4-Max-Preview
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FAQ

Common questions about o3-mini vs Qwen4-Max-Preview.

Which is better, o3-mini or Qwen4-Max-Preview?

o3-mini (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 o3-mini compare to Qwen4-Max-Preview in benchmarks?

o3-mini scores COLLIE: 98.7%, MATH: 97.9%, IFEval: 93.9%, MGSM: 92.0%, AIME 2024: 87.3%.

What are the context window sizes for o3-mini and Qwen4-Max-Preview?

o3-mini supports 200K 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 o3-mini and Qwen4-Max-Preview?

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

Who makes o3-mini and Qwen4-Max-Preview?

o3-mini is developed by OpenAI and Qwen4-Max-Preview is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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