o1vsQwen3
o1 | Qwen3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Specifications | ||
Parameters | — | 235B |
Context window | 200k | 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. | 75.7% | — |
| Overview | ||
| Company | OpenAI | Qwen |
| Release date | Dec 5 2024 | Apr 29 2025 |
| Access | Proprietary | Open Weight |
Which is better: o1 or Qwen3?
o1 and Qwen3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. o1 shipped 145 days before Qwen3, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Context windows are 200k (o1) vs 128k (Qwen3). o1 is proprietary, while Qwen3 is open weight.
Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — o1 and Qwen3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.
Frequently asked questions
o1 was released by OpenAI on Dec 5 2024.
Qwen3 was released by Qwen on Apr 29 2025.
o1 has a 200k context window; Qwen3 has 128k.
o1 is a proprietary model released by OpenAI. Qwen3 is an open weight model released by Qwen.