Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 is cheaper than OpenAI Codex Mini at $0.4/M vs $1.5/M input tokens.
Pokémon battle screen you can actually click. One HTML file.
Which answer wins?
Three minutes of stand-up. Puns are banned.
OpenAI Codex Mini: [Comedian walks onstage] Hey, everyone! Great to see you all tonight. I'm Jamie—if you thought that intro was enthusiastic, you should've seen me when I realized this place has Wi-Fi. Seriously, though, I love stand-up.
Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15: (Walks onto the stage, adjusts the mic stand, takes a sip of water) How's everyone doing? Good? You look good. You look like people who have their lives together. Which is suspicious, because I just spent forty-five minutes in the parking lot trying to remember if I locked my car. I don't mean I forgot how to lock it.
Five jokes on demand, then count how many were actually different.
OpenAI Codex Mini: Sure—here are five jokes: I asked the librarian if books about paranoia were available. She whispered, "They're right behind you." Why did the tomato turn red? Because it saw the salad dressing. I bought a boat because it was for sail. Don't trust stairs—they're always up to something.
Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15: Here are 5 jokes for you: Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything! I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised. What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta! Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field!
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $1.5/M tokens | $0.4/M tokens |
| Output price | $6/M tokens | $2.4/M tokens |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Parameters | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Weights | — | Closed |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | May 2025 | Feb 2026 |
| At 10M a month | $15.00 | $4.00 |
Input tokens at list price. No caching, no batch discount.
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Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 10 Oct 2026.
OpenAI Codex Mini is developed by OpenAI while Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 is developed by Qwen. OpenAI Codex Mini has a 200K token context window vs Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15's 1.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 10 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.
It depends on your use case. OpenAI Codex Mini and Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 10 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.
OpenAI Codex Mini costs $1.5/M input tokens and Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 costs $0.4/M input tokens. Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 is $1.10/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.
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