GPT-4.1 vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Compare GPT-4.1 by OpenAI against Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking by Qwen, in 2 community votes, gpt-4.1 wins 100% of head-to-head duels, context windows of 1.0M vs 66K, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-4.1Winner
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingRunner-up
Pick GPT-4.1. In 2 blind votes, GPT-4.1 wins 100% of the time. That's not luck.
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking is 5.3x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Clear winner
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-4.1
Input
$2.00
Output
$8.00
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Input
$0.15
13× cheaper
Output
$1.50
5.3× cheaper
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking is cheaper on both — 13× input, 5.3× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
69%
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking uses 2.4x more emoji
GPT-4.1
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
58%Vocabulary54%
19wSentence Length16w
0.38Hedging0.31
9.0Bold6.0
6.1Lists4.5
0.24Emoji0.58
1.01Headings0.88
0.07Transitions0.10
Based on 25 + 17 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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