GPT-5 Mini is a compact version of GPT-5, designed to handle lighter-weight reasoning tasks. It provides the same instruction-following and safety-tuning benefits as GPT-5, but with reduced latency and cost. GPT-5 Mini is the successor to O…
Model details →OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini vs Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking
OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B Thinking is a multimodal model that unifies strong text generation with visual understanding across images and video. The Thinking model is optimized for multimodal reasoning in STEM and math. The series emphasizes robust…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini | Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 400K | 131K | 🏆 OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.25 | $0.26 | 🏆 OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $2.00 | $2.60 | 🏆 OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini |
| 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 | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini better than Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking?
OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini and Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking?
Input: $0.25 vs $0.26 per 1M tokens. Output: $2.00 vs $2.60 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini and Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking support?
OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini supports up to 400K tokens. Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking supports up to 131K tokens.
Do both OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini and Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking support tool calling?
OpenAI: GPT-5 Mini: yes. Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking: yes.