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o3 Mini High vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking

o3 Mini High leads Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 11.0 to 9.5, and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking costs 4.4x less per output token ($1.00 vs $4.40 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 1 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace o3 Mini High Replace Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
o3 Mini HighOpenAI
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$4.40
1
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingQwen
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$1.00
0
vs boards won of 1 shared

o3 Mini High or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking: which to pick

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Compare them on price, context and the boards below.

Model Ao3 Mini HighOpenAINot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingQwenNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task
Shared results
1
o3 Mini High only
2
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking only
0
Like-for-like categories
1 of 9

Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.

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.

At a glance

Coding index
o3 Mini High not benchmarked, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking not benchmarked.
Widest category
Intelligence, 1.5 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
Widest single gap
AA Intelligence Index: o3 Mini High 11.0 against Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking 9.5, 1.5 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
o3 Mini High $4.40 against Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking $1.00 per million output tokens, 4.4x apart.
Context window
o3 Mini High takes 200K tokens, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking 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.

Boards won, where both have a result
Categoryo3 Mini HighBarsQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingTies
Intelligence10
All shared boards10
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index1 board, none shared
Coding benchmarks for o3 Mini High and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Benchmarko3 Mini HighQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingLeader
AA Coding Index16.3Not measuredOnly o3 Mini High measured
Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
Intelligence benchmarks for o3 Mini High and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Benchmarko3 Mini HighQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingLeader
AA Intelligence Index11.09.5o3 Mini High
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared
Agentic work benchmarks for o3 Mini High and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Benchmarko3 Mini HighQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingLeader
AA Agentic Index0.9Not measuredOnly o3 Mini High measured
Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here
ReasoningNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Reasoning benchmarks for o3 Mini High and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Benchmarko3 Mini HighQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingLeader
Neither model has a result on 22 boards here
MathNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Math benchmarks for o3 Mini High and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Benchmarko3 Mini HighQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingLeader
Neither model has a result on 13 boards here
KnowledgeNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Knowledge benchmarks for o3 Mini High and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Benchmarko3 Mini HighQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingLeader
Neither model has a result on 18 boards here
Web designNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for o3 Mini High and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Benchmarko3 Mini HighQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingLeader
Neither model has a result on 9 boards here
GeneralNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
General benchmarks for o3 Mini High and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Benchmarko3 Mini HighQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingLeader
Neither model has a result on 46 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for o3 Mini High and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
Benchmarko3 Mini HighQwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingLeader
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

o3 Mini High$0.0033Fits in one request
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking$0.0008Fits in one request

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

o3 Mini High$0.068Fits in one request
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking$0.018Fits in one request

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

o3 Mini High$0.264Exceeds the context window
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking$0.068Fits in one request

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking 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.

Specifications of o3 Mini High and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
SpecificationOpenAI o3 Mini HighQwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
MakerOpenAIQwen
WeightsNo public weights listedOpen weights
ReleasedFebruary 12, 2025October 6, 2025
Context window200K262K
Input $/Mtok$1.10$0.29
Output $/Mtok$4.40$1.00
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is o3 Mini High better than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Compare them on price, context and the boards below.

Which is cheaper, o3 Mini High or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?

o3 Mini High costs $1.10 per million input tokens and $4.40 per million output tokens; Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking costs $0.29 and $1.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, o3 Mini High or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking?

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking, with 262K tokens against 200K.

How many benchmarks is the o3 Mini High vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking comparison based on?

1 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. o3 Mini High's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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