GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini is a smaller and faster version of GPT-5.1-Codex
Model details →OpenAI: GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini vs Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking wins on 2 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-5.1-Codex-Mini | Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 400K | 131K | 🏆 OpenAI: GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.25 | $0.13 | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $2.00 | $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 | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is OpenAI: GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini better than Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?
Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between OpenAI: GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini and Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?
Input: $0.25 vs $0.13 per 1M tokens. Output: $2.00 vs $1.56 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do OpenAI: GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini and Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking support?
OpenAI: GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini supports up to 400K tokens. Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking supports up to 131K tokens.
Do both OpenAI: GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini and Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking support tool calling?
OpenAI: GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini: yes. Qwen: Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking: yes.