gpt-5.1-codex-mini vs qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct
Input price
$0.25
$0.07
Output price
$2.00
$0.27
Context window
400K
160K
Throughput
165 tok/s
141 tok/s
Availability
95.4%
99.8%
Cost / task
$0.002
$0.000
Efficiency score
91
90
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
GPT-5.1-CODEX-
QWEN3-CODER-30
Chat assistant
$315.00
$53.40
RAG / long context
$480.00
$108.30
Agent / tool use
$900.00
$147.60
Efficiency score: gpt-5.1-codex-mini
Across price, speed and reliability, gpt-5.1-codex-mini 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-5.1-codex-mini or qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct cheaper?+
qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct has the lower input price — $0.07 vs $0.25 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-5.1-codex-mini or qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct?+
Across price, speed and reliability, gpt-5.1-codex-mini offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.