GPT-4.1 Mini vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Head to head on 10 shared benchmarks, with price, context window, and release dates.
Benchmark scores
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| Qwen3.6 Plus Alibaba | 61.9% | 26.2% | 88.2% | 27.8% | 75.2% | 68.0% | 40.7% | 74.7% | 43.9% | 97.7% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 95.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40.8% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 96.7 | - | - | - | 83.2% | - | - | - | - | 73.5% | 78.2% | 69.9% | 58.3% | 75.0% | 83.7% | 75.8% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36.9% | - | 77.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 88.5 | 94.5 | - | 89.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44.9% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 73.8 | - | - | - | 59.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32.0% | 51.5% | - | - | 25.6% | - | - | - | - | - | 59.0% |
| GPT-4.1 Mini OpenAI | 57.9% | 4.5% | 66.4% | 5.0% | 38.3% | 65.5% | 40.4% | 71.9% | 7.6% | 52.9% | -0.17 | 60.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 3 | 32.4% | 43.0% | 46.3% | - | 98.2% | 0.0% | 28.2% | -1 | 1.07 | 62.3% | 89.9% | 100 | 83.62 | 0.79 | 0.0% | -0.04 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.01 | 204.5 | 40.0% | 41.7% | 1.45 | 34.5% | 13.0% | 53.6% | 3.6% | - | 17.4% | 3.3% | 9.0% | 80.0% | 80.0% | 83.4% | 48.6% | 1144elo | 43.3% | 100.0% | - | 58.2% | 52.9% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 18.7% | 50.0% | 65.0% | 56.8% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 3.47 | 3.47 | 1.55 | 100.0% | 63.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | - | 67.5% | 40.2% | 83.5% | - | 6.7% | 62.4% | 43.8% | 26.7% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48.3% | 45.4% | 80.0% | 0.35 | 100.0% | 93.3% | 100.0% | 92.5% | 2.61 | 0.0% | 100.0% | - | 77.9% | - | 5 | 0.0% | 64.0% | 64.0% | 20.0% | 26.7% | - | - | 78.1% | - | 54.5% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 30.0% | 19.5% | 96.5% | 52.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% | 46.8% | 93.0% | 40.6% | - | 100.0% | 88.2% | 100.0% | 20.0% | 33.3% | 100.0% | 73.3% | 100.0% | 1.14 | 56.72 | 0 | 10.0% | - | 23.9% | 100.0% | 100.0% | - | 0.0% | 100.0% | 37.6% | 1.04 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 45.6% | - | - | 93.3% | 100.0% | - | 29.0% | 90.0% | 29.0% | 82.0% | 82.0% | 50.8% |
2 / 2 models
| Attribute | GPT-4.1 Mini OpenAI | Qwen3.6 Plus Alibaba |
|---|---|---|
| Description | GPT-4.1 Mini is an AI model from OpenAI. | Qwen3.6Plus is an AI model from Alibaba. |
| Family | GPT | Qwen3.6 |
| Params | - | - |
| Open weights | closed | closed |
| License | proprietary | proprietary |
| Released | 14 Apr 2025 | 2 Apr 2026 |
| Context | 1,047,576 | 1,000,000 |
| Input $/1M | $0.40 | $0.50 |
| Output $/1M | $1.60 | $3.00 |
| Cache read $/1M | $0.100 | - |
| Cache write $/1M | - | $0.406 |
| Speed | 0 tok/s | 0 tok/s |
| Latency | 0.00 s | 0.00 s |
| Modalities | image, text, file | text, image, video |
| Providers | - | - |
| Publisher | OpenAI | Alibaba |
| Reported scores | GPQA Diamond88.2% (AA) Humanity's Last Exam (HLE)27.8% (AA) IFBench75.2% (AA) SciCode40.7% (AA) τ²-bench (Tau²-bench)97.7% (AA) |
FAQ
- Is GPT-4.1 Mini or Qwen3.6 Plus better?
- Across the 10 benchmarks both models report on Sophon, Qwen3.6 Plus leads on 10 of them. Which one is "better" depends on the benchmark - the table above shows every shared score.
- How do GPT-4.1 Mini and Qwen3.6 Plus compare on GPQA Diamond?
- GPT-4.1 Mini scores 66.4% and Qwen3.6 Plus scores 88.2% on GPQA Diamond.
- Which is cheaper, GPT-4.1 Mini or Qwen3.6 Plus?
- GPT-4.1 Mini is cheaper at $1.60 per million output tokens against $3.00 for Qwen3.6 Plus - about 1.9x.
- When were GPT-4.1 Mini and Qwen3.6 Plus released?
- GPT-4.1 Mini was released 14 Apr 2025 by OpenAI. Qwen3.6 Plus was released 2 Apr 2026 by Alibaba.
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