gpt-4.1-mini vs qwen-plus
Input price
$0.40
$0.26
Output price
$1.60
$0.78
Context window
1048K
1000K
Throughput
146 tok/s
171 tok/s
Availability
96.9%
99.0%
Cost / task
$0.002
$0.001
Efficiency score
96
96
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
GPT-4.1-MINI
QWEN-PLUS
Chat assistant
$312.00
$171.60
RAG / long context
$624.00
$382.20
Agent / tool use
$864.00
$468.00
Efficiency score: qwen-plus
Across price, speed and reliability, qwen-plus offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is gpt-4.1-mini or qwen-plus cheaper?+
qwen-plus has the lower input price — $0.26 vs $0.40 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, gpt-4.1-mini or qwen-plus?+
Across price, speed and reliability, qwen-plus offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.