GPT-5.1 vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Compare GPT-5.1 by OpenAI against Qwen3 Coder Next by Qwen, context windows of 400K vs 262K, tested across 51 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-5.1
Qwen3 Coder NextRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, GPT-5.1 has the edge — bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Qwen3 Coder Next is 6.7x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-5.1
Input
$1.25
Output
$10.00
Qwen3 Coder Next
Input
$0.20
6.3× cheaper
Output
$1.50
6.7× cheaper
Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper on both — 6.3× input, 6.7× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
44%
Qwen3 Coder Next uses 85.8x more emoji
GPT-5.1
Qwen3 Coder Next
62%Vocabulary58%
19wSentence Length19w
0.29Hedging0.29
3.5Bold6.3
7.2Lists4.0
0.00Emoji0.86
0.61Headings0.92
0.03Transitions0.07
Based on 14 + 21 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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