GPT-4.1 vs Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking
Compare GPT-4.1 by OpenAI against Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking by Qwen, context windows of 1.0M vs 262K, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-4.1
Qwen: Qwen3 Max 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
Input
$2.00
Output
$8.00
Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking
Input
$1.20
1.7× cheaper
Output
$6.00
1.3× cheaper
Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking is cheaper on both — 1.7× input, 1.3× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
60%
Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking uses 5.8x more emoji
GPT-4.1
Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking
58%Vocabulary61%
19wSentence Length15w
0.38Hedging0.23
9.0Bold5.2
6.1Lists3.9
0.24Emoji1.37
1.01Headings1.22
0.07Transitions0.04
Based on 25 + 13 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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