GPT-4.1 Mini vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Compare GPT-4.1 Mini by OpenAI against Qwen3 Coder Next by Qwen, context windows of 1.0M vs 262K, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-4.1 Mini
Qwen3 Coder Next
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-4.1 Mini
Input
$0.40
Output
$1.60
Qwen3 Coder Next
Input
$0.20
2.0× cheaper
Output
$1.50
1.1× cheaper
Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper on both — 2.0× input, 1.1× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
54%
Qwen3 Coder Next uses 85.8x more emoji
GPT-4.1 Mini
Qwen3 Coder Next
59%Vocabulary58%
19wSentence Length19w
0.46Hedging0.29
4.7Bold6.3
4.9Lists4.0
0.00Emoji0.86
0.76Headings0.92
0.17Transitions0.07
Based on 23 + 21 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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