OpenAI o3 vs Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max
Compare OpenAI o3 by OpenAI against Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max by Qwen, tested across 21 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
OpenAI o3
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max is 6.7x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
OpenAI o3
Input
$10.00
Output
$40.00
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max
Input
$2.00
5.0× cheaper
Output
$6.00
6.7× cheaper
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max is cheaper on both — 5.0× input, 6.7× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
44%
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max uses 6.1x more bold
OpenAI o3
Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max
68%Vocabulary48%
14wSentence Length17w
0.26Hedging0.95
0.7Bold4.3
3.0Lists8.2
0.00Emoji0.00
0.38Headings1.92
0.12Transitions0.02
Based on 16 + 13 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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