GPT-4.1 Mini vs Qwen3 Coder Plus
Compare GPT-4.1 Mini by OpenAI against Qwen3 Coder Plus by Qwen, context windows of 1.0M vs 128K, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-4.1 Mini
Qwen3 Coder Plus
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
GPT-4.1 Mini is 3.1x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-4.1 Mini
Input
$0.40
2.5× cheaper
Output
$1.60
3.1× cheaper
Qwen3 Coder Plus
Input
$1.00
Output
$5.00
GPT-4.1 Mini is cheaper on both — 2.5× input, 3.1× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
55%
Qwen3 Coder Plus uses 14.8x more emoji
GPT-4.1 Mini
Qwen3 Coder Plus
59%Vocabulary65%
19wSentence Length54w
0.46Hedging0.74
4.7Bold3.6
4.9Lists6.0
0.00Emoji0.15
0.76Headings1.72
0.17Transitions0.16
Based on 23 + 22 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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