Model Comparison

o3-mini
vs. Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Comparing 2 AI models · 12 benchmarks · OpenAI, Alibaba

Recommended Pick

Alibaba logoQwen3 VL 32B Instruct8 metric wins

Strongest on: Value, Input price, Output price

Best Value

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Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

100.0 value score

44.2 reasoning / $1.22/1M

Lowest Price

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Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

$0.70/1M input price

Best Reasoning

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o3-mini

55.4 reasoning score

Blends available reasoning benchmarks

Composite Indices

Higher is better; speed and price are normalized

Standard Benchmarks

Only benchmarks with data are shown

Differences That Matter

Best value

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct has the strongest quality-to-price mix at 100.0 out of 100 value points.

Price gap

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct is 1.6x cheaper on input tokens than o3-mini.

Speed gap

o3-mini generates about 2.6x as many tokens per second as Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct.

Reasoning gap

o3-mini leads Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct by 11.1 points on reasoning.

Top-pick rationale

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct wins 8 measurable categories, including Value, Input price, Output price, Blended price.

Live compare

Response Face-Off

Run one prompt through the selected models and compare response quality with live speed and cost context.

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o3-mini

OpenAI

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TTFT

Time

tok/s

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Cost

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Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

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TTFT

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Full Comparison

Metric
OpenAI logoo3-mini
OpenAI
Top Pick
Alibaba logoQwen3 VL 32B Instruct
Alibaba
Pricing per 1M tokens
Input Cost$1.10/1M$0.70/1M
Output Cost$4.40/1M$2.80/1M
Blended (3:1)$1.93/1M$1.22/1M
Specifications
OrganizationOpenAIAlibaba
Release DateJan 31, 2025Oct 21, 2025
Performance & Speed
Throughput211.6 tok/s80.4 tok/s
TTFT5552ms1342ms
Latency5552ms1342ms
Composite Indices
Value Score79.7100.0
Reasoning Score55.444.2
Intelligence19.011.1
Math68.3
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA74.8%67.1%
MMLU Pro79.1%79.1%
HLE8.7%6.3%
LiveCodeBench71.7%51.4%
MATH 50097.3%
AIME 202568.3%
AIME (Original)77.0%
SciCode39.9%30.1%
LCR31.3%
IFBench39.2%
TAU-bench v228.7%29.2%
TerminalBench Hard6.8%8.3%

Key Takeaways

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct offers the best value at $0.70/1M,making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.

o3-mini has the strongest reasoning profile with a 55.4 reasoning score,combining the available reasoning-heavy benchmarks.

All models support context windows of ∞+ tokens,suitable for processing lengthy documents and maintaining extended conversations.

When to Choose Each Model

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o3-mini

  • Complex reasoning tasks
  • Research & analysis
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Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

  • Cost-sensitive applications
  • High-volume processing