GPT-4.1 Mini vs Qwen3.5 9B
Compare GPT-4.1 Mini by OpenAI against Qwen3.5 9B by Qwen, context windows of 1.0M vs 262K, tested across 51 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-4.1 Mini
Qwen3.5 9BRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, GPT-4.1 Mini has the edge — bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Qwen3.5 9B is 11x 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
Output
$1.60
Qwen3.5 9B
Input
$0.10
4.0× cheaper
Output
$0.15
11× cheaper
Qwen3.5 9B is cheaper on both — 4.0× input, 11× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
35%
Qwen3.5 9B uses 1.5x more bold
GPT-4.1 Mini
Qwen3.5 9B
59%Vocabulary47%
19wSentence Length15w
0.46Hedging0.41
4.7Bold6.9
4.9Lists4.8
0.00Emoji0.00
0.76Headings0.91
0.17Transitions0.12
Based on 23 + 21 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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