Model Comparison
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct
vs. Solar Mini
Comparing 2 AI models · 11 benchmarks · Alibaba, Upstage
Recommended Pick
Up Solar Mini 6 metric wins Strongest on: Value, Input price, Output price
Best Value
Solar Mini
100.0 value score
22.5 reasoning / $0.15/1M
Lowest Price
Solar Mini
$0.15/1M input price
Best Reasoning
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct
22.9 reasoning score
Blends available reasoning benchmarks
Best for Coding
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct
7.3 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
Solar Mini has the strongest quality-to-price mix at 100.0 out of 100 value points.
Price gap
Solar Mini is 1.2x cheaper on input tokens than Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct.
Speed gap
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct generates about 1.9x as many tokens per second as Solar Mini.
Reasoning gap
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct leads Solar Mini by 0.4 points on reasoning.
Top-pick rationale
Solar Mini wins 6 measurable categories, including Value, Input price, Output price, Blended price.
Response Face-Off
Run one prompt through the selected models and compare response quality with live speed and cost context.
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct
Alibaba
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Solar Mini
Upstage
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Which answer was more useful?
Full Comparison
| Metric | Al Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct | Top Pick Up Solar Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing per 1M tokens | ||
| Input Cost | $0.18/1M | $0.15/1M |
| Output Cost | $0.70/1M | $0.15/1M |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.31/1M | $0.15/1M |
| Specifications | ||
| Organization | Alibaba | Upstage |
| Release Date | Oct 14, 2025 | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Performance & Speed | ||
| Throughput | 144.7 tok/s | 74.5 tok/s |
| TTFT | 924ms | 787ms |
| Latency | 924ms | 787ms |
| Composite Indices | ||
| Value Score | 49.2 | 100.0 |
| Reasoning Score | 22.9 | 22.5 |
| Intelligence | 14.3 | 11.9 |
| Coding | 7.3 | — |
| Math | 27.3 | — |
| Standard Benchmarks | ||
| GPQA | 42.7% | — |
| MMLU Pro | 68.6% | — |
| HLE | 2.9% | — |
| LiveCodeBench | 33.2% | — |
| MATH 500 | — | 33.1% |
| AIME 2025 | 27.3% | — |
| SciCode | 17.4% | — |
| LCR | 15.3% | — |
| IFBench | 32.3% | — |
| TAU-bench v2 | 29.2% | 20.2% |
| TerminalBench Hard | 2.3% | — |
Key Takeaways
Solar Mini offers the best value at $0.15/1M, making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct has the strongest reasoning profile with a 22.9 reasoning score, combining the available reasoning-heavy benchmarks.
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct reaches a 7.3 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
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct
- Complex reasoning tasks
- Research & analysis
- Code generation
- Software development
Solar Mini
- Cost-sensitive applications
- High-volume processing
