Model Comparison

o4-mini (high)
vs. Qwen3 32B (Reasoning)

Comparing 2 AI models · 12 benchmarks · OpenAI, Alibaba

Recommended Pick

OpenAI logoo4-mini (high)20 metric wins

Strongest on: Value, Output price, Blended price

Best Value

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o4-mini (high)

100.0 value score

70.8 reasoning / $1.93/1M

Lowest Price

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Qwen3 32B (Reasoning)

$0.70/1M input price

Best Reasoning

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o4-mini (high)

70.8 reasoning score

Blends available reasoning benchmarks

Best for Coding

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Qwen3 32B (Reasoning)

15.3 coding index

Composite Indices

Higher is better; speed and price are normalized

Standard Benchmarks

Only benchmarks with data are shown

Differences That Matter

Best value

o4-mini (high) has the strongest quality-to-price mix at 100.0 out of 100 value points.

Price gap

Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) is 1.6x cheaper on input tokens than o4-mini (high).

Speed gap

o4-mini (high) generates about 1.9x as many tokens per second as Qwen3 32B (Reasoning).

Reasoning gap

o4-mini (high) leads Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) by 12.3 points on reasoning.

Top-pick rationale

o4-mini (high) wins 20 measurable categories, including Value, Output price, Blended price, Throughput.

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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o4-mini (high)

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Time

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Cost

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Qwen3 32B (Reasoning)

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Full Comparison

Metric
Top Pick
OpenAI logoo4-mini (high)
OpenAI
Alibaba logoQwen3 32B (Reasoning)
Alibaba
Pricing per 1M tokens
Input Cost$1.10/1M$0.70/1M
Output Cost$4.40/1M$8.40/1M
Blended (3:1)$1.93/1M$2.63/1M
Specifications
OrganizationOpenAIAlibaba
Release DateApr 16, 2025Apr 28, 2025
Performance & Speed
Throughput192.4 tok/s100.3 tok/s
TTFT19206ms1120ms
Latency19206ms21051ms
Composite Indices
Value Score100.060.6
Reasoning Score70.858.5
Intelligence25.611.5
Coding15.3
Math90.773.0
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA78.4%66.8%
MMLU Pro83.2%79.8%
HLE17.5%8.3%
LiveCodeBench85.9%54.6%
MATH 50098.9%96.1%
AIME 202590.7%73.0%
AIME (Original)94.0%80.7%
SciCode46.5%35.4%
LCR55.0%0.0%
IFBench68.7%36.3%
TAU-bench v255.6%29.8%
TerminalBench Hard15.2%3.0%

Key Takeaways

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

o4-mini (high) has the strongest reasoning profile with a 70.8 reasoning score,combining the available reasoning-heavy benchmarks.

Qwen3 32B (Reasoning) reaches a 15.3 coding index,making it the top choice for software development and code generation tasks.

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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o4-mini (high)

  • Complex reasoning tasks
  • Research & analysis
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Qwen3 32B (Reasoning)

  • Cost-sensitive applications
  • High-volume processing
  • Code generation
  • Software development