GPT-5 Image Mini vs Qwen3 Max.
model vs model · prices as of
GPT-5 Image Mini takes 3 of 5 rounds against Qwen3 Max. Qwen3 Max counters on price: $6.02 per million tokens against $9.50, for 262k context instead of 400k.
OpenAIwins 3 roundsGPT-5 Image Mini
$9.50/M tokens
OpenAI list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $1.62 per 1,000 pages
400k context · reads images
Alibaba CloudQwen3 Max
$6.02/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at Alibaba Cloud (China) · $0.723 per 1,000 pages
262k context · tool calling
List price in (lower wins)
$2.50/M
$1.20/M
List price out (lower wins)
$2/M
$6/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
none below list
$6.02/M at Alibaba Cloud (China)
Standard price (lower wins)
$9.50/M
$9.60/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$1.62
$0.723
Context
400k tokens
262k tokens
Open weights
not stated
no
Tool calling
no
yes
Structured output
yes
not stated
Reads images
yes
no
Reasoning
yes
no
Released
16 Oct 2025
23 Sept 2025
Providers selling it
3
22
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
no provider to check
not stated
Providers selling both · 0
No provider we read sells both, so running the two means two accounts.
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- Qwen3 Max
Nous Portal$0.62 / $3.12 $0.78 / $3.9025% dearer ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, GPT-5 Image Mini or Qwen3 Max?
- Qwen3 Max, at $6.02 per million tokens against $9.50 for GPT-5 Image Mini, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- GPT-5 Image Mini: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $9.50 is the number to beat. Qwen3 Max: $6.02 at Alibaba Cloud (China).
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- No provider we read sells both, so running the two means two accounts and two bills.
- Which holds more context?
- GPT-5 Image Mini, at 400k tokens against 262k.
Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.