OpenAI o4-mini vs QwQ 32B
Compare OpenAI o4-mini by OpenAI against QwQ 32B by Qwen, tested across 15 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
OpenAI o4-mini
QwQ 32B
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
Input
$1.10
Output
$4.40
QwQ 32B
Input
$0.50
2.2× cheaper
Output
$1.50
2.9× cheaper
QwQ 32B is cheaper on both — 2.2× input, 2.9× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
45%
QwQ 32B uses 1360.7x more bold
OpenAI o4-mini
QwQ 32B
73%Vocabulary64%
15wSentence Length12w
0.18Hedging0.36
0.0Bold13.6
2.1Lists8.4
0.00Emoji0.00
0.00Headings0.00
0.02Transitions0.39
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Research
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