GPT-4o mini vs Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max
Compare GPT-4o mini by OpenAI against Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max by Qwen, context windows of 128K vs 1.0M, tested across 21 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max
GPT-4o miniRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
GPT-4o mini is 10x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-4o mini
Input
$0.15
13× cheaper
Output
$0.60
10× cheaper
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max
Input
$2.00
Output
$6.00
GPT-4o mini is cheaper on both — 13× input, 10× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
64%
GPT-4o mini uses 11.6x more transitions
GPT-4o mini
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max
54%Vocabulary48%
18wSentence Length17w
0.84Hedging0.95
3.8Bold4.3
3.3Lists8.2
0.00Emoji0.00
1.03Headings1.92
0.23Transitions0.02
Based on 22 + 13 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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