GPT-5.4 Mini vs Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
Compare GPT-5.4 Mini by OpenAI against Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) by Qwen, context windows of 400K vs 1.0M, tested across 37 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-5.4 Mini
Qwen Plus 0728 (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-5.4 Mini
Input
$0.75
Output
$4.50
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
Input
$0.40
1.9× cheaper
Output
$4.00
1.1× cheaper
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) is cheaper on both — 1.9× input, 1.1× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
44%
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) uses 34.0x more emoji
GPT-5.4 Mini
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
54%Vocabulary54%
20wSentence Length15w
0.72Hedging0.36
6.0Bold7.0
8.3Lists4.6
0.00Emoji0.34
2.11Headings0.94
0.04Transitions0.09
Based on 23 + 18 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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