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Head-to-Head Pricing Benchmark

OpenAI: o4 Mini vs Qwen: Qwen-Max

Side-by-side pricing and context window comparison for production model selection.

Input delta: $0.06Output delta: $0.24Monthly delta: $22

Default Recommendation (120M input + 60M output)

Qwen: Qwen-Max is lower-cost for the default monthly workload scenario.

Adjust the workload in the calculator below to see a live recommendation for your usage.

MetricOpenAI: o4 MiniQwen: Qwen-Max
Developeropenaiqwen
Context Window200,00032,768
Input Cost / 1M Tokens$1.10$1.04
Output Cost / 1M Tokens$4.40$4.16
Projected Monthly Cost$396$374
Vision✅ Yes❌ No
Tool Calling✅ Yes✅ Yes
Structured Output✅ Yes✅ Yes
Reasoning✅ Yes❌ No
MMLU Score83.2N/A
GPQA78.4N/A

Price History

OpenAI: o4 Mini Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%
Mar 7 — Mar 11
$1.10$2.75$4.40Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10Mar 11

Current Input / 1M

$1.10

Current Output / 1M

$4.40

Price History

Qwen: Qwen-Max Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%
Mar 7 — Mar 11
$1.04$2.60$4.16Mar 7Mar 8Mar 9Mar 10Mar 11

Current Input / 1M

$1.04

Current Output / 1M

$4.16

Cost Calculator

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OpenAI: o4 Mini

$396

per month

Qwen: Qwen-Max

$374

per month

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Live Recommendation

Qwen: Qwen-Max is lower-cost at 120M input + 60M output tokens/month.

Qwen: Qwen-Max saves $22/mo at this workload
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FAQ

Common questions for OpenAI: o4 Mini vs Qwen: Qwen-Max pricing decisions.

Which is cheaper for input tokens: OpenAI: o4 Mini or Qwen: Qwen-Max ?

Qwen: Qwen-Max is cheaper on input token cost by $0.06 per 1M tokens.

Which is cheaper for output tokens: OpenAI: o4 Mini or Qwen: Qwen-Max ?

Qwen: Qwen-Max is cheaper on output token cost by $0.24 per 1M tokens.

What is the projected monthly cost difference between OpenAI: o4 Mini and Qwen: Qwen-Max ?

$22 difference for the default scenario (120M input + 60M output tokens/month).

How should I choose between OpenAI: o4 Mini and Qwen: Qwen-Max ?

Use this page to compare context window and token pricing, then open each model page to evaluate additional alternatives and monthly workload fit.