gpt-5.1-codex-mini vs qwen3-coder-flash
Input price
$0.25
$0.20
Output price
$2.00
$0.98
Context window
400K
1000K
Throughput
165 tok/s
138 tok/s
Availability
95.4%
100.0%
Cost / task
$0.002
$0.001
Efficiency score
91
96
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
GPT-5.1-CODEX-
QWEN3-CODER-FL
Chat assistant
$315.00
$177.60
RAG / long context
$480.00
$328.20
Agent / tool use
$900.00
$496.80
Efficiency score: qwen3-coder-flash
Across price, speed and reliability, qwen3-coder-flash 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-flash cheaper?+
qwen3-coder-flash has the lower input price — $0.20 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-flash?+
Across price, speed and reliability, qwen3-coder-flash offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.