GPT-4.1 Mini vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Compare GPT-4.1 Mini by OpenAI against Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking by Qwen, context windows of 1.0M vs 66K, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-4.1 Mini
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
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 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Input
$0.15
2.7× cheaper
Output
$1.50
1.1× cheaper
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking is cheaper on both — 2.7× input, 1.1× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
58%
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking uses 57.7x more emoji
GPT-4.1 Mini
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
59%Vocabulary54%
19wSentence Length16w
0.46Hedging0.31
4.7Bold6.0
4.9Lists4.5
0.00Emoji0.58
0.76Headings0.88
0.17Transitions0.10
Based on 23 + 17 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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