GPT-4.1 vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Compare GPT-4.1 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
Qwen3 Coder NextRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, GPT-4.1 has the edge — bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Qwen3 Coder Next is 5.3x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-4.1
Input
$2.00
Output
$8.00
Qwen3 Coder Next
Input
$0.20
10× cheaper
Output
$1.50
5.3× cheaper
Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper on both — 10× input, 5.3× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
64%
Qwen3 Coder Next uses 3.6x more emoji
GPT-4.1
Qwen3 Coder Next
58%Vocabulary58%
19wSentence Length19w
0.38Hedging0.29
9.0Bold6.3
6.1Lists4.0
0.24Emoji0.86
1.01Headings0.92
0.07Transitions0.07
Based on 25 + 21 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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