OpenAI o4 Mini High vs Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B
Compare OpenAI o4 Mini High by OpenAI against Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B by Qwen, context windows of 200K vs 262K, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
OpenAI o4 Mini High
Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B
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
OpenAI o4 Mini High
Input
$1.10
Output
$4.40
Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B
Input
$0.25
4.4× cheaper
Output
$2.00
2.2× cheaper
Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B is cheaper on both — 4.4× input, 2.2× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
36%
Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B uses 684.2x more bold
OpenAI o4 Mini High
Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B
70%Vocabulary51%
18wSentence Length15w
0.33Hedging0.39
0.0Bold6.8
1.3Lists4.8
0.02Emoji0.00
0.00Headings0.84
0.04Transitions0.14
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Research
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