GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini vs Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Compare GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini by OpenAI against Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview by Qwen, context windows of 400K vs 262K, tested across 49 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview
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-5.1-Codex-Mini
Input
$1.50
Output
$6.00
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview
Input
$1.04
1.4× cheaper
Output
$6.24
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview wins input (1.4× cheaper)·GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
53%
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview uses 188.4x more emoji
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini
Qwen: Qwen3.6 Max Preview
65%Vocabulary62%
20wSentence Length21w
0.56Hedging0.22
3.3Bold3.8
3.4Lists2.9
0.00Emoji1.88
0.08Headings0.62
0.05Transitions0.02
Based on 13 + 26 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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