GPT-5 Image Mini vs Qwen3.5-122B-A10B
GPT-5 Image Mini and Qwen3.5-122B-A10B cost about the same per output token ($2.00 vs $2.08 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $2.00
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $2.08
GPT-5 Image Mini or Qwen3.5-122B-A10B: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick GPT-5 Image Mini for output tokens 1.0x cheaper ($2.00 vs $2.08 per million) and a larger context window (400K against 262K tokens).
No benchmark has tested both yet. GPT-5 Image Mini has results on Design Arena: images, Design Arena: graphic design and Design Arena: logos; Qwen3.5-122B-A10B on LMArena WebDev, AA Coding Index and SciCode. Compare them on price and context instead.
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, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B has a AA Intelligence Index result, 17.7.
Directional only
Image generation
Design Arena: images
No call
Only GPT-5 Image Mini has a Design Arena: images result, 1184.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
GPT-5 Image Mini
GPT-5 Image Mini takes 400K tokens against 262K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3.5-122B-A10B
GPT-5 Image Mini $0.0035, Qwen3.5-122B-A10B $0.0013 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- GPT-5 Image Mini not benchmarked, Qwen3.5-122B-A10B not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- GPT-5 Image Mini $2.00 against Qwen3.5-122B-A10B $2.08 per million output tokens, 1.0x apart.
- Context window
- GPT-5 Image Mini takes 400K tokens, Qwen3.5-122B-A10B 262K.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index8 boards measured
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Image Mini | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | Not measured | 1361 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| AA Coding Index | Not measured | 43.3 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 39.7% | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 31.1% | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1436 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1436 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | Not measured | 1353 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | Not measured | 1351 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 31 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Image Mini | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | Not measured | 17.7 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Image Mini | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 93.6% | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards measured
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Image Mini | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 85.7% | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 25.2% | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| Mystery game puzzles | Not measured | 17.0% | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1421 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1431 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1431 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | Not measured | 1249 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Vision: homework | Not measured | 1261 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Image Mini | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1431 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1431 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards measured
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Image Mini | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1432 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1423 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1422 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1414 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index27 boards measured
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Image Mini | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | Not measured | 75.7% | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 76.3% | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| DTBench | Not measured | 84.3% | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMCA | Not measured | 32.2% | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1417 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1399 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1368 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Vision | Not measured | 1244 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1428 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1401 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | Not measured | 1463 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1425 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | Not measured | 1367 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | Not measured | 1353 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Text: French | Not measured | 1443 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | Not measured | 1425 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1400 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1398 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1416 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1410 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1387 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1366 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Vision: English | Not measured | 1249 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | Not measured | 1301 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | Not measured | 1251 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Vision: humor | Not measured | 1243 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | Not measured | 1220 | Only Qwen3.5-122B-A10B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 19 boards here | |||
Image generationDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards measured
| Benchmark | GPT-5 Image Mini | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: images | 1184 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Image Mini measured |
| Design Arena: graphic design | 1165 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Image Mini measured |
| Design Arena: logos | 1209 | Not measured | Only GPT-5 Image Mini measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 2 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
Qwen3.5-122B-A10B costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Qwen3.5-122B-A10B costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Qwen3.5-122B-A10B 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-5 Image Mini | Qwen3.5-122B-A10B |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | OpenAI | Qwen |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | October 16, 2025 | February 25, 2026 |
| Context window | 400K | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $2.50 | $0.26 |
| Output $/Mtok | $2.00 | $2.08 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 1 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is GPT-5 Image Mini better than Qwen3.5-122B-A10B for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick GPT-5 Image Mini for output tokens 1.0x cheaper ($2.00 vs $2.08 per million) and a larger context window (400K against 262K tokens).
Which is cheaper, GPT-5 Image Mini or Qwen3.5-122B-A10B?
GPT-5 Image Mini costs $2.50 per million input tokens and $2.00 per million output tokens; Qwen3.5-122B-A10B costs $0.26 and $2.08. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, GPT-5 Image Mini or Qwen3.5-122B-A10B?
GPT-5 Image Mini, with 400K tokens against 262K.
Has any benchmark tested both GPT-5 Image Mini and Qwen3.5-122B-A10B?
No benchmark has tested both yet. GPT-5 Image Mini has results on Design Arena: images, Design Arena: graphic design and Design Arena: logos; Qwen3.5-122B-A10B on LMArena WebDev, AA Coding Index and SciCode. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.