GPT-4o ("o" for "omni") is OpenAI's latest AI model, supporting both text and image inputs with text outputs. It maintains the intelligence level of [GPT-4 Turbo](/models/openai/gpt-4-turbo) while being twice as fast and 50% more cost-effec…
Model details →OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-05-13) vs Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking wins on 4 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Qwen3-VL-30B-A3B-Thinking is a multimodal model that unifies strong text generation with visual understanding for images and videos. Its Thinking variant enhances reasoning in STEM, math, and complex tasks. It excels in perception of real-w…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-05-13) | Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 128K | 131K | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $5.00 | $0.13 | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $15.00 | $1.56 | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | Yes | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking |
Frequently asked questions
Is OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-05-13) better than Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?
Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking wins on 4 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-05-13) and Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?
Input: $5.00 vs $0.13 per 1M tokens. Output: $15.00 vs $1.56 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-05-13) and Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking support?
OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-05-13) supports up to 128K tokens. Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking supports up to 131K tokens.
Do both OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-05-13) and Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking support tool calling?
OpenAI: GPT-4o (2024-05-13): yes. Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking: yes.