o3-deep-research is OpenAI's advanced model for deep research, designed to tackle complex, multi-step research tasks. Note: This model always uses the 'web_search' tool which adds additional cost.
Model details →OpenAI: o3 Deep Research vs Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B
Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
The Qwen3.5 122B-A10B native vision-language model is built on a hybrid architecture that integrates a linear attention mechanism with a sparse mixture-of-experts model, achieving higher inference efficiency. In terms of overall performance…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | OpenAI: o3 Deep Research | Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 200K | 262K | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $10.00 | $0.26 | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $40.00 | $2.08 | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B |
| 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: o3 Deep Research better than Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B?
Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between OpenAI: o3 Deep Research and Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B?
Input: $10.00 vs $0.26 per 1M tokens. Output: $40.00 vs $2.08 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do OpenAI: o3 Deep Research and Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B support?
OpenAI: o3 Deep Research supports up to 200K tokens. Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B supports up to 262K tokens.
Do both OpenAI: o3 Deep Research and Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B support tool calling?
OpenAI: o3 Deep Research: yes. Qwen: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B: yes.