Data points: 109
The readout for O3 Mini and Qwen3, before the detailed comparison sheet.
Decision read
Qwen3
Qwen3 currently has the stronger profile, with verified wins split 1 to 5.
Evidence depth
109 data points
Includes 21 benchmark rows, 0 audit samples, and 9 provider examples.
Selection signal
Start with Qwen3
The charts below split 30 high-signal samples across speed, scores, and audit health.
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Model compare O3 Mini vs Qwen3o3-mini-vs-qwen3 | Model A O3 Mini | Model B Qwen3 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall leader | Contender | Leading |
| Verified metric wins | 1 wins | 5 wins |
| Where it leads | First-token latency | Cheapest input price, Average speed, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests |
Third-party benchmark profile synced into LMSpeed; only metrics available for both models are shown.
Compare benchmark category scores on a 0-100 scale. Select a category to inspect the gap.
Avg. score
O3 Mini
59.2
Avg. score
Qwen3
63.6
Selected category
Knowledge
Qwen3 leads by 15.3
Metric-level scores with benchmark source, rank depth, confidence, error, and evaluation date where available.
O3 Mini
winner55.0
Rank #43/82 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-31
Qwen3
32.0
Rank #61/82 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-07-01
O3 Mini
winner224.5 tok/s
Rank #4/78 · confidence 4
Qwen3
128.4 tok/s
Rank #24/78 · confidence 4
O3 Mini
15.30 s
Rank #48/78 · confidence 4
Qwen3
winner1.20 s
Rank #23/78 · confidence 4
O3 Mini
15.30 s
Rank #65/78 · confidence 4
Qwen3
winner1.20 s
Rank #33/78 · confidence 4
O3 Mini
$1.10/M
Rank #58/95 · confidence 4
Qwen3
winner$0.200/M
Rank #18/95 · confidence 4
O3 Mini
$4.40/M
Rank #56/95 · confidence 4
Qwen3
winner$0.800/M
Rank #19/95 · confidence 4
O3 Mini
$1.93/M
Rank #57/95 · confidence 4
Qwen3
winner$0.350/M
Rank #20/95 · confidence 4
O3 Mini
winner68.0
Rank #19/57 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-31
Qwen3
25.6
Rank #49/57 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-07-01
O3 Mini
winner80.2%
Rank #42/74 · confidence 4
Qwen3
77.7%
Rank #52/74 · confidence 4
O3 Mini
winner12.3%
Rank #52/103 · confidence 4
Qwen3
6.8%
Rank #65/103 · confidence 4
O3 Mini
winner77.3%
Rank #54/103 · confidence 4
Qwen3
65.9%
Rank #76/103 · confidence 4
O3 Mini
winner73.4%
Rank #23/70 · confidence 4
Qwen3
51.5%
Rank #40/70 · confidence 4
O3 Mini
winner48.5
Rank #45/69 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-31
Qwen3
22.7
Rank #60/69 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-07-01
O3 Mini
winner39.8%
Rank #49/101 · confidence 4
Qwen3
30.4%
Rank #82/101 · confidence 4
O3 Mini
winner98.5%
Rank #3/38 · confidence 4
Qwen3
97.5%
Rank #7/38 · confidence 4
O3 Mini
winner86.0%
Rank #6/37 · confidence 4
Qwen3
72.7%
Rank #8/37 · confidence 4
O3 Mini
winner60.7
Rank #36/67 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-31
Qwen3
40.8
Rank #55/67 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-07-01
O3 Mini
winner44.8
Rank #35/50 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-31
Qwen3
43.7
Rank #36/50 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-07-01
O3 Mini
winner65.6
Rank #26/60 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-31
Qwen3
6.5
Rank #57/60 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-07-01
O3 Mini
winner85.3
Rank #13/56 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-31
Qwen3
79.5
Rank #22/56 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-07-01
O3 Mini
winner60.6
Rank #24/69 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-01-31
Qwen3
16.8
Rank #66/69 · confidence 1 · eval date 2025-07-01
Latest completed audits from shared providers, with four safety and integrity score groups plus report links.
| Provider | O3 Mini | Qwen3 |
|---|---|---|
| No completed audits are available from shared providers yet. | ||
Speed aggregates and input/output pricing share each provider row for real API selection and migration cost checks.
| Provider | O3 Mini | Qwen3 |
|---|---|---|
65 tests | O3 Mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3 |
This report only uses LMSpeed data for O3 Mini and Qwen3: pricing, speed aggregates, third-party benchmark scores, and shared provider samples.
| Guidance | O3 Mini | Qwen3 |
|---|---|---|
| When to choose each model | O3 Mini O3 Mini is stronger when you prioritize First-token latency. | Qwen3 Qwen3 is stronger when you prioritize Cheapest input price, Average speed, Free providers, Provider coverage, Recent tests. |
TL;DR: Qwen3 leads across 109 verifiable data points, including pricing, speed, latency, benchmarks, and provider examples.
Continue from O3 Mini vs Qwen3 into nearby model comparisons with enough verified LMSpeed data.
| Model metadata | O3 Mini exposes 200K tokens; notable signals: Text input, File input, Text output, Tool calling. | Qwen3 exposes 262.1K tokens; notable signals: Text input, Text output, Tool calling, Structured outputs. |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | OpenAI | No data |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 262.1K tokens |
| Max output | 100K tokens | 16.4K tokens |
| Released | Feb 2025 | Jul 2025 |
| Modalities | Input TextFile Output Text | Input Text Output Text |
| Features | Text inputFile inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON modeReasoning | Text inputText outputTool callingStructured outputsJSON mode |
| Parameters | No data | 235B / 22B active |
| Tokenizer | GPT | Qwen3 |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2023-10-31 | 2025-06-30 |
| OpenRouter ID | openai/o3-mini-high | qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507 |
| References | No data | No data |
speed / latency
88 tok/s / 14234ms
input / output
No data
N1N10 tests | O3 Mini speed / latency 117 tok/s / 4809ms input / output No data | Qwen3 speed / latency 79 tok/s / 10008ms input / output No data |
|---|
ZetaTechs API6 tests | O3 Mini speed / latency 44 tok/s / 17418ms input / output No data | Qwen3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
|---|
AAAI0 tests | O3 Mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
|---|
AI API0 tests | O3 Mini speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data | Qwen3 speed / latency N/A / N/A input / output No data |
|---|
O3 Mini o3-mini-high speed / latency No data input / output $0.014/M / $0.014/M | Qwen3 qwen3-32b speed / latency No data input / output $0.274/M / $1.10/M |
O3 Mini o3-mini-all speed / latency No data input / output $0.0041/M / $0.0041/M | Qwen3 qwen3-32b speed / latency No data input / output $0.274/M / $1.10/M |
O3 Mini o3-mini-all speed / latency No data input / output $0.0062/M / $0.0062/M | Qwen3 qwen3-32b speed / latency No data input / output $0.411/M / $1.64/M |
O3 Mini o3-mini-all speed / latency No data input / output $0.0082/M / $0.0082/M | Qwen3 qwen3-32b speed / latency No data input / output $0.548/M / $2.19/M |
Rankings are based on community-submitted tests and periodic health probes. Advisory only, not official data.
