Qwen: Qwen3 Max wins on more metrics (5 of 9), but the right pick depends on what you optimize for — see the breakdown below.
| Metric | OpenAI: GPT-4.1 | Qwen: Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 26.3✓ | 26.1 |
| Coding Index | 21.8 | 25.5✓ |
| GPQA Diamond | 67% | 76%✓ |
| Design Arena Elo | 1149 | 1172✓ |
| Speed (tokens/sec) | 45✓ | 36 |
| Latency | 723ms✓ | 1.1s |
| Input price /M | $2.00 | $0.780✓ |
| Output price /M | $8.00 | $3.90✓ |
| Context window | 1.0M✓ | 262K |
| Capabilities | ToolsJSONVision | ToolsJSON |