gpt-5.1-codex-mini vs qwen3-coder-plus
Input price
$0.25
$0.65
Output price
$2.00
$3.25
Context window
400K
1000K
Throughput
165 tok/s
152 tok/s
Availability
95.4%
100.0%
Cost / task
$0.002
$0.003
Efficiency score
91
95
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
GPT-5.1-CODEX-
QWEN3-CODER-PL
Chat assistant
$315.00
$585.00
RAG / long context
$480.00
$1,073
Agent / tool use
$900.00
$1,638
Efficiency score: qwen3-coder-plus
Across price, speed and reliability, qwen3-coder-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-5.1-codex-mini or qwen3-coder-plus cheaper?+
gpt-5.1-codex-mini has the lower input price — $0.25 vs $0.65 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-plus?+
Across price, speed and reliability, qwen3-coder-plus offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.