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o4-mini vs Qwen4-Max-Preview

Comparing o4-mini and Qwen4-Max-Preview across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

OpenAI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

o4-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 o4-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.

o4-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

14 reported for o4-mini · 0 for Qwen4-Max-Preview

No common benchmarks found

o4-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 o4-mini specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only o4-mini specifies output context (100,000 tokens).

OpenAI
o4-mini
Input200,000 tokens
Output100,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen4-Max-Preview
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Sat Nov 14 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both o4-mini and Qwen4-Max-Preview support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

o4-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.

o4-mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen4-Max-Preview

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

o4-mini was released on 2025-04-16, while Qwen4-Max-Preview was released on 2026-11-11.

Qwen4-Max-Preview is 19 months newer than o4-mini.

o4-mini

Apr 16, 2025

1.6 years ago

Qwen4-Max-Preview

Nov 11, 2026

2 days ago

1.6yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

o4-mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-05-31, while Qwen4-Max-Preview's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm o4-mini's training data extends to 2024-05-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen4-Max-Preview's cutoff date.

o4-mini

May 2024

Qwen4-Max-Preview

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Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against o4-mini and Qwen4-Max-Preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

o4-mini
✓ Preferred
Qwen4-Max-Preview
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FAQ

Common questions about o4-mini vs Qwen4-Max-Preview.

Which is better, o4-mini or Qwen4-Max-Preview?

o4-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 o4-mini compare to Qwen4-Max-Preview in benchmarks?

o4-mini scores AIME 2024: 93.4%, AIME 2025: 92.7%, MathVista: 84.3%, MMMU: 81.6%, GPQA: 81.4%.

What are the context window sizes for o4-mini and Qwen4-Max-Preview?

o4-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.

Who makes o4-mini and Qwen4-Max-Preview?

o4-mini is developed by OpenAI and Qwen4-Max-Preview is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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