GPT-5 Mini vs Qwen3.5 35B-A3B.
model vs model · prices as of
GPT-5 Mini and Qwen3.5 35B-A3B split the 5 rounds this table counts: the two list price rows, the cheapest price we can explain, the standard price and context. The weighting you pick decides the rest.
OpenAIGPT-5 Mini
$2.50/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at Poe · $0.245 per 1,000 pages
400k context · tool calling · reads images
Alibaba CloudQwen3.5 35B-A3B
$0.63/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at OrcaRouter · $0.0617 per 1,000 pages
262k context · tool calling · reads images · open weights
List price in (lower wins)
$0.25/M
$0.25/M
List price out (lower wins)
$2/M
$2/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
$2.50/M at Poe
$0.63/M at OrcaRouter
Standard price (lower wins)
$2.75/M
$2.75/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.245
$0.0617
Context
400k tokens
262k tokens
Open weights
no
yes
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
yes
Reads images
yes
yes
Reasoning
yes
yes
Released
7 Aug 2025
23 Feb 2026
Providers selling it
36
27
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not stated
not stated
Providers selling both · 13
Merge Gateway$2.75 / $0.63
OrcaRouter$2.75 / $0.63
302.AI$2.75 / $0.64
Nous Portal$2.75 / $0.99
TrustedRouter$2.90 / $1.50
Eden AI$3.03 / $1.42
Requesty$3.03 / $1.42
Kilo Gateway$2.75 / $1.79
GPT-5 Mini then Qwen3.5 35B-A3B, per million tokens · showing the 8 cheapest of 13
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Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- GPT-5 MiniNous Portal$0.20 / $1.60 $0.25 / $225% dearer ·
- GPT-5 MiniRequesty$0.25 / $2 $0.28 / $2.2010% dearer ·
- Qwen3.5 35B-A3BNous Portal$0.06 / $0.60 $0.08 / $0.7525% dearer ·
- Qwen3.5 35B-A3B
OpenRouter$0.31 / $1.25 $0.16 / $1.3018% cheaper ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, GPT-5 Mini or Qwen3.5 35B-A3B?
- Qwen3.5 35B-A3B, at $0.63 per million tokens against $2.50 for GPT-5 Mini, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- GPT-5 Mini: $2.50 at Poe. Qwen3.5 35B-A3B: $0.63 at OrcaRouter.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 13 providers sell both: Merge Gateway, OrcaRouter, 302.AI, Nous Portal, TrustedRouter, Eden AI, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is Merge Gateway.
- Which holds more context?
- GPT-5 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.