o1 vs Qwen3 Coder

Compare o1 by OpenAI against Qwen3 Coder by Qwen, tested across 37 shared challenges. Updated April 2026.

Which is better, o1 or Qwen3 Coder?

o1 and Qwen3 Coder are both competitive models. o1 costs $15/M input tokens vs $0.22/M for Qwen3 Coder. Compare their real outputs side by side below.

Key Differences Between o1 and Qwen3 Coder

o1 is made by openai while Qwen3 Coder is from qwen. On pricing, o1 costs $15/M input tokens vs $0.22/M for Qwen3 Coder.

Our Verdict
Qwen3 Coder
Qwen3 Coder
o1
o1Runner-up

No community votes yet. On paper, Qwen3 Coder has the edge — bigger model tier, newer.

Qwen3 Coder is 63x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.

Too close to call
Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
92%

Qwen3 Coder uses 11.6x more emoji

o1
Qwen3 Coder
64%Vocabulary61%
16wSentence Length72w
0.76Hedging0.61
5.0Bold4.7
2.6Lists5.6
0.00Emoji0.12
0.44Headings1.43
0.40Transitions0.20
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