Model Comparison
Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)
vs. Solar Mini
Comparing 2 AI models · 12 benchmarks · Alibaba, Upstage
Recommended Pick
Up Solar Mini 6 metric wins Strongest on: Value, Output price, Blended price
Best Value
Solar Mini
100.0 value score
22.5 reasoning / $0.15/1M
Lowest Price
Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)
$0.11/1M input price
Best Reasoning
Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)
39.9 reasoning score
Blends available reasoning benchmarks
Best for Coding
Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)
9.0 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
Solar Mini has the strongest quality-to-price mix at 100.0 out of 100 value points.
Price gap
Qwen3 8B (Reasoning) is 1.4x cheaper on input tokens than Solar Mini.
Speed gap
Solar Mini generates about 1.3x as many tokens per second as Qwen3 8B (Reasoning).
Reasoning gap
Qwen3 8B (Reasoning) leads Solar Mini by 17.4 points on reasoning.
Top-pick rationale
Solar Mini wins 6 measurable categories, including Value, Output price, Blended price, Throughput.
Response Face-Off
Run one prompt through the selected models and compare response quality with live speed and cost context.
Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)
Alibaba
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Solar Mini
Upstage
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Which answer was more useful?
Full Comparison
| Metric | Al Qwen3 8B (Reasoning) | Top Pick Up Solar Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing per 1M tokens | ||
| Input Cost | $0.11/1M | $0.15/1M |
| Output Cost | $1.15/1M | $0.15/1M |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.37/1M | $0.15/1M |
| Specifications | ||
| Organization | Alibaba | Upstage |
| Release Date | Apr 28, 2025 | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Performance & Speed | ||
| Throughput | 61.9 tok/s | 78.5 tok/s |
| TTFT | 1414ms | 994ms |
| Latency | 33732ms | 994ms |
| Composite Indices | ||
| Value Score | 71.9 | 100.0 |
| Reasoning Score | 39.9 | 22.5 |
| Intelligence | 13.2 | 11.9 |
| Coding | 9.0 | — |
| Math | 19.0 | — |
| Standard Benchmarks | ||
| GPQA | 58.9% | — |
| MMLU Pro | 74.3% | — |
| HLE | 4.2% | — |
| LiveCodeBench | 40.6% | — |
| MATH 500 | 90.4% | 33.1% |
| AIME 2025 | 19.0% | — |
| AIME (Original) | 74.7% | — |
| SciCode | 22.6% | — |
| LCR | 0.0% | — |
| IFBench | 33.5% | — |
| TAU-bench v2 | 27.8% | 20.2% |
| TerminalBench Hard | 2.3% | — |
Key Takeaways
Qwen3 8B (Reasoning) offers the best value at $0.11/1M, making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.
Qwen3 8B (Reasoning) has the strongest reasoning profile with a 39.9 reasoning score, combining the available reasoning-heavy benchmarks.
Qwen3 8B (Reasoning) reaches a 9.0 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
Qwen3 8B (Reasoning)
- Cost-sensitive applications
- High-volume processing
- Complex reasoning tasks
- Research & analysis
- Code generation
- Software development
Solar Mini
- General-purpose AI
- Versatile applications
