GPT-5 mini (High) vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Which is better for the money: GPT-5 mini (High) by OpenAI or Qwen3 Coder Next by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-5 mini (High)
Qwen3 Coder Next vs GPT-5 mini (High): 45.2% less intelligence, 114.7% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 89.0% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-5 mini (High) | Qwen3 Coder Next | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 16.8 | 9.2 | −45.2% Qwen3 Coder Next is 45.2% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $188.66 | $405.10 | +114.7% Qwen3 Coder Next is 2.1× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 58.72s | 6.44s | −89.0% Qwen3 Coder Next is 89.0% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.25 / $2.00 | $0.31 / $1.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5 mini (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) scores 41.20 for $158.
- Qwen3 Coder Next is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
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