OpenAI o4 Mini High vs Qwen3.8 Max
Compare OpenAI o4 Mini High by OpenAI against Qwen3.8 Max by Qwen, context windows of 200K vs 1.0M, tested across 21 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Qwen3.8 Max
OpenAI o4 Mini HighRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, Qwen3.8 Max has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
OpenAI o4 Mini High
Input
$1.10
1.8× cheaper
Output
$4.40
1.4× cheaper
Qwen3.8 Max
Input
$2.00
Output
$6.00
OpenAI o4 Mini High is cheaper on both — 1.8× input, 1.4× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
29%
Qwen3.8 Max uses 427.3x more bold
OpenAI o4 Mini High
Qwen3.8 Max
70%Vocabulary48%
18wSentence Length17w
0.33Hedging0.95
0.0Bold4.3
1.3Lists8.2
0.02Emoji0.00
0.00Headings1.92
0.04Transitions0.02
Based on 14 + 13 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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