GPT-4o (2024-11-20) vs Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct
Updated October 21, 2026. 1 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
Decision reading
GPT-4o (2024-11-20) scores 18.2 and Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct 60.4 on the Vibe Coding Index, but no coding benchmark measured both, so the gap is directional, not a ranking.
Pick Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct when output tokens cost 35.7x less, or when the context window is larger, 262K against 128K tokens.
- Shared results
- 1
- GPT-4o (2024-11-20) only
- 23
- Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct only
- 15
- Like-for-like categories
- 1 of 9
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, four public coding benchmarks
No call
18.2 against 60.4, from different benchmarks with none in common.
Directional only
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct leads, 9.6 against 8.4.
Same board, both measured
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) has a GPQA Diamond result, 53.8%.
Directional only
Math
AIME
No call
Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) has a AIME result, 11.9%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) has a MMLU Pro result, 72.6%.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct has a Design Arena: websites result, 1087.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct takes 262K tokens against 128K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct
GPT-4o (2024-11-20) $0.0075, Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct $0.0002 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- GPT-4o (2024-11-20) 18.2 from 1 benchmark, Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct 60.4 from 1 benchmark.
- Widest category
- Intelligence, 1.2 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- AA Intelligence Index: GPT-4o (2024-11-20) 8.4 against Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct 9.6, 1.2 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- GPT-4o (2024-11-20) $10.00 against Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct $0.28 per million output tokens, 35.7x apart.
- Context window
- GPT-4o (2024-11-20) takes 128K tokens, Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct 262K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Bars | Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | 0 | 1 | ||
| All shared boards | 0 | 1 |
CodingDirectional onlyFour of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index9 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aider polyglot | 18.2% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| SWE-bench Verified | Not measured | 60.4% | Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct measured |
| SWE-bench Lite | Not measured | 49.7% | Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 43.4% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 40.3% | Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 15.2% | Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct measured |
| GSO-Bench | 0.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| WeirdML | 25.1% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| Cybench | 12.5% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 29 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 8.4 | 9.6 | Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 34.5% | Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct measured |
| TheAgentCompany | 8.6% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 37 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 53.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| MMMU Pro (Vals AI) | 62.2% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 51.6% | Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 3.8% | Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 47.9% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| VPCT | 40.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME | 11.9% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| MATH 500 (Vals AI) | 74.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| MGSM (Vals AI) | 90.4% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| AA Math Index | Not measured | 29.0 | Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 29.0% | Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct measured |
| OTIS Mock AIME | 6.3% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| MATH level 5 | 49.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 72.6% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 82.2% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| CaseLaw (Vals AI) | 59.7% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 45.9% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 74.5% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| MortgageTax (Vals AI) | 57.4% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 70.6% | Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct measured |
| GeoBench | 71.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | Not measured | 1087 | Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | Not measured | 1046 | Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | Not measured | 1085 | Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | Not measured | 32.7% | Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 32.7% | Only Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct measured |
| Creative writing (Lech Mazur) | 81.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 43 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | OpenAI GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | OpenAI | Qwen |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | November 20, 2024 | July 31, 2025 |
| Context window | 128K | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $2.50 | $0.07 |
| Output $/Mtok | $10.00 | $0.28 |
| Coding index | 18.2 | 60.4 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 1 | 1 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is GPT-4o (2024-11-20) better than Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct for coding?
GPT-4o (2024-11-20) scores 18.2 and Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct 60.4 on the Vibe Coding Index, but no coding benchmark measured both, so the gap is directional, not a ranking. Pick Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct when output tokens cost 35.7x less, or when the context window is larger, 262K against 128K tokens.
Which is cheaper, GPT-4o (2024-11-20) or Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct?
GPT-4o (2024-11-20) costs $2.50 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens; Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct costs $0.07 and $0.28. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, GPT-4o (2024-11-20) or Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct?
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct, with 262K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks is the GPT-4o (2024-11-20) vs Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct comparison based on?
1 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. GPT-4o (2024-11-20)'s coding index rests on 1 independent benchmark and Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.