OpenAI o3-mini is a cost-efficient language model optimized for STEM reasoning tasks, particularly excelling in science, mathematics, and coding. This model supports the `reasoning_effort` parameter, which can be set to "high", "medium", o…
Model details →OpenAI: o3 Mini vs Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking
Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Qwen3-Max-Thinking is the flagship reasoning model in the Qwen3 series, designed for high-stakes cognitive tasks that require deep, multi-step reasoning. By significantly scaling model capacity and reinforcement learning compute, it deliver…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | OpenAI: o3 Mini | Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 200K | 262K | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $1.10 | $0.78 | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $4.40 | $3.90 | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | — | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is OpenAI: o3 Mini better than Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking?
Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between OpenAI: o3 Mini and Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking?
Input: $1.10 vs $0.78 per 1M tokens. Output: $4.40 vs $3.90 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do OpenAI: o3 Mini and Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking support?
OpenAI: o3 Mini supports up to 200K tokens. Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking supports up to 262K tokens.
Do both OpenAI: o3 Mini and Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking support tool calling?
OpenAI: o3 Mini: yes. Qwen: Qwen3 Max Thinking: yes.