o3-mini vs qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking
Input price
$1.10
$0.26
Output price
$4.40
$2.60
Context window
200K
131K
Throughput
138 tok/s
130 tok/s
Availability
98.0%
97.5%
Cost / task
$0.004
$0.002
Efficiency score
88
88
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
O3-MINI
QWEN3-VL-235B-
Chat assistant
$858.00
$390.00
RAG / long context
$1,716
$546.00
Agent / tool use
$2,376
$1,123
Efficiency score: qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking
Across price, speed and reliability, qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking 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 o3-mini or qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking cheaper?+
qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking has the lower input price — $0.26 vs $1.10 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, o3-mini or qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking?+
Across price, speed and reliability, qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.