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  3. OpenAI o1-mini vs Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

OpenAI o1-mini vs Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728 benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728 is more budget-friendly at $0.78/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Choose OpenAI o1-mini if your priority is peak reasoning, complex code generation, and top preference Elo. Choose Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728 if you are optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficient API deployment.
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Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

3 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

OpenAI o1-mini (0)Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728 (3)
OpenAI o1-mini
0 of 3 Wins
Competitive baseline across remaining benchmarks
Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728
3 of 3 Wins
✓Input price✓Output price✓Context window
OpenAI
OpenAI o1-mini

OpenAI high-speed, cost-effective reasoning model optimized for STEM, math, and code generation.

Elo 1,445$4.4/1M out
Alibaba
Leads 3 of 3 metrics
Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (qwen/qwen-plus-2025-07-28). Preview until a second source matches.

$0.78/1M out
Top Rival Showdowns for OpenAI o1-mini
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Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Provs Qwen 3 Max
Preference Leader

No shared data

Single model data

Throughput Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar LeaderQwen: Qwen Plus 0728 Wins

Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728

$0.78 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top Western standard models with China's leading frontier rival across 6 skill dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

OpenAI o1-mini (7)vsQwen: Qwen Plus 0728 (3)
OpenAI o1-mini: 7W (70%)Overall: OpenAI o1-miniQwen: Qwen Plus 0728: 3W (30%)
← OpenAI o1-miniQwen: Qwen Plus 0728 →
🏆OpenAI o1-mini(5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark
OpenAI o1-minivsQwen: Qwen Plus 0728
Preference Elo
1,445vs—
Coding Elo
1,468vs—
SWE-bench
56.4%vs—
LiveBench
62%vs—
GPQA Diamond
76.8%vs—
OpenAI o1-mini: 5WQwen: Qwen Plus 0728: 0W
🏆OpenAI o1-mini(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
OpenAI o1-minivsQwen: Qwen Plus 0728
Output speed
85 tok/svs—
Time to first token
280 msvs—
OpenAI o1-mini: 2WQwen: Qwen Plus 0728: 0W
🏆Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728(3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
OpenAI o1-minivsQwen: Qwen Plus 0728
Output price
$4.4/1Mvs$0.78/1M+$3.62/1M
Input price
$1.1/1Mvs$0.26/1M+$0.84/1M
Context window
128kvs1M+872k
OpenAI o1-mini: 0WQwen: Qwen Plus 0728: 3W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo
OpenAI o1-mini1,445
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728—
Coding Elo
OpenAI o1-mini1,468
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728—
LiveBench
OpenAI o1-mini62%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728—
SWE-bench
OpenAI o1-mini56.4%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728—
GPQA Diamond
OpenAI o1-mini76.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728—
Time to first token
OpenAI o1-mini280 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728—
Output speed
OpenAI o1-mini85 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728—
Input price+$0.84/1M
OpenAI o1-mini$1.1/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728$0.26/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Output price+$3.62/1M
OpenAI o1-mini$4.4/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728$0.78/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Context window+872k
OpenAI o1-mini128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen: Qwen Plus 07281M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
BenchmarkOpenAI o1-miniQwen: Qwen Plus 0728Advantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,445
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
——
Coding Elo
1,468
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
——
LiveBench
62%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
SWE-bench
56.4%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
GPQA Diamond
76.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Time to first token
280 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Output speed
85 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Input price
$1.1/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$0.26/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$0.84/1M
Output price
$4.4/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$0.78/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+$3.62/1M
Context window
128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
+872k
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 80% with Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
OpenAI o1-mini$104.50 / mo
In: $38.5Out: $66
Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728$20.80 / mo
In: $9.1Out: $11.7
Estimated Cost Delta

Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728 is estimated to save $83.70/month ($1,004/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728:Pick Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728 when you are optimizing output cost.
  • 2
    Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728:Pick Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728 for million-token RAG or long-document jobs.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatQwen: Qwen Plus 0728

Lower output list price ($0.78/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGQwen: Qwen Plus 0728

Larger window (1M).

Screenshots / visionQwen: Qwen Plus 0728

Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsinsufficient dataNeed SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chatQwen: Qwen Plus 0728Lower output list price ($0.78/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient dataNeed TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAGQwen: Qwen Plus 0728Larger window (1M).
Screenshots / visionQwen: Qwen Plus 0728Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.
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OpenAI o1-mini

Elo 1,445
SWE-bench56.4%
Speed (tok/s)85 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$1.1/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$4.4/1M
Alibaba

Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728

Elo n/a
SWE-bench—
Speed (tok/s)1M
Input / 1M Tokens$0.26/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.78/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, OpenAI o1-mini or Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728?
We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, OpenAI o1-mini or Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728?
SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728 output tokens are $0.78/1M versus $4.4/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, OpenAI o1-mini or Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728?
We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?
Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728 accepts 1M tokens versus 128k.
Can I self-host either model?
Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. OpenAI o1-mini and Qwen: Qwen Plus 0728 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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