o1-minivsQwen3
o1-mini | Qwen3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | — | 235B |
Context window | 128k | 128k |
| Benchmarks | ||
Science GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions in biology, physics, and chemistry — hard enough that subject-matter PhDs score around 65%. Higher is better. | 60% | — |
| Overview | ||
| Company | OpenAI | Qwen |
| Release date | Sep 12 2024 | Apr 29 2025 |
| Access | Proprietary | Open Weight |
Which is better: o1-mini or Qwen3?
o1-mini and Qwen3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. o1-mini shipped 229 days before Qwen3, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Context windows are 128k (o1-mini) vs 128k (Qwen3). o1-mini is proprietary, while Qwen3 is open weight.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — o1-mini and Qwen3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
o1-mini was released by OpenAI on Sep 12 2024.
Qwen3 was released by Qwen on Apr 29 2025.
o1-mini has a 128k context window; Qwen3 has 128k.
o1-mini is a proprietary model released by OpenAI. Qwen3 is an open weight model released by Qwen.