o3 Mini vs Qwen3.7 Max
Qwen3.7 Max leads o3 Mini on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 29.5 to 12.5, at about the same output price ($4.425 vs $4.40 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; 25 benchmarks have a result for both.
o3 Mini or Qwen3.7 Max: which to pick
Only Qwen3.7 Max has a coding score, 54.1 on the Vibe Coding Index; o3 Mini has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick o3 Mini for output tokens 1.0x cheaper ($4.40 vs $4.425 per million).
- Shared results
- 25
- o3 Mini only
- 46
- Qwen3.7 Max only
- 34
- Like-for-like categories
- 7 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.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Only Qwen3.7 Max has a coding score, so no call is made.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Qwen3.7 Max
Qwen3.7 Max leads, 29.5 against 12.5.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Qwen3.7 Max has a AA Agentic Index result, 22.5.
Directional only
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Qwen3.7 Max
Qwen3.7 Max leads, 90.2% against 75.5%.
Same board, both measured
Math
AIME
No call
Only o3 Mini has a AIME result, 86.5%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
Qwen3.7 Max
Qwen3.7 Max leads, 89.3% against 78.7%.
Same board, both measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Qwen3.7 Max has a Design Arena: websites result, 1274.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Qwen3.7 Max
Qwen3.7 Max takes 1M tokens against 200K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
o3 Mini
o3 Mini $0.0033, Qwen3.7 Max $0.0037 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only Qwen3.7 Max has the number, $4.69.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- o3 Mini not benchmarked, Qwen3.7 Max 54.1 from 3 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Agentic work, 63.5 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- τ²-Bench Telecom: o3 Mini 31.3% against Qwen3.7 Max 94.7%, 63.5 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- o3 Mini $4.40 against Qwen3.7 Max $4.425 per million output tokens, 1.0x apart.
- Context window
- o3 Mini takes 200K tokens, Qwen3.7 Max 1M.
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 | o3 Mini | Bars | Qwen3.7 Max | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 3 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 2 | ||
| Agentic work | 0 | 1 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 7 | ||
| Math | 0 | 3 | ||
| Knowledge | 0 | 5 | ||
| General | 0 | 4 | ||
| All shared boards | 0 | 25 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index03
| Benchmark | o3 Mini | Qwen3.7 Max | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aider polyglot | 60.4% | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| SWE-bench Verified | 42.4% | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| SWE-bench Lite | 32.3% | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| LMArena WebDev | Not measured | 1515 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| AA Coding Index | Not measured | 66.0 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 71.5% | 87.1% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | Not measured | 68.8% | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 47.7% | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | Not measured | 13.1% | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 61.0% | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 73.4% | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| SciCode | 42.8% | 49.5% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 6.8% | 50.8% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| GSO-Bench | 1.3% | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| WeirdML | 43.7% | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| Cybench | 22.5% | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 1189.4 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1378 | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1364 | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | Not measured | 1514 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | Not measured | 1512 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| SciCode | 7.7% | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | o3 Mini | Qwen3.7 Max | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 12.5 | 29.5 | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 140.2 | 154.0 | Qwen3.7 Max |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | o3 Mini | Qwen3.7 Max | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | Not measured | 22.5 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: agents building web apps | Not measured | 1208 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: agents building full-stack apps | Not measured | 1191 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: agents building mobile apps | Not measured | 1155 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Android apps | Not measured | 1159 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Godot games | Not measured | 1187 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: agents building games | Not measured | 1161 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: HTML slides | Not measured | 1158 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: PowerPoint slides | Not measured | 1197 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | Not measured | 47.8% | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 15.8% | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 25.5% | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 57.0% | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 31.3% | 94.7% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Neither model has a result on the other 27 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index07
| Benchmark | o3 Mini | Qwen3.7 Max | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 75.5% | 90.2% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 77.3% | 92.3% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 12.0% | 40.5% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 77.0% | 90.9% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| ARC-AGI | 34.5% | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 3.0% | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| SimpleBench | 22.8% | 70.4% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Chess puzzles | 15.0% | 26.0% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Mystery game puzzles | 7.0% | 32.0% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| EBR-bench | Not measured | 9.5% | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1365 | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1364 | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1375 | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index03
| Benchmark | o3 Mini | Qwen3.7 Max | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME | 86.5% | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| MATH 500 (Vals AI) | 91.8% | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| MGSM (Vals AI) | 91.3% | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| OTIS Mock AIME | 76.9% | 95.6% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3 | 18.6% | 64.6% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| FrontierMath, tier 4 | 0.0% | 34.1% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| ProofBench | Not measured | 26.0% | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| MATH level 5 | 96.5% | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1396 | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1399 | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 3 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
| Benchmark | o3 Mini | Qwen3.7 Max | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 78.7% | 89.3% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 71.5% | 84.9% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 45.3% | 63.7% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 69.4% | 75.3% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| MedQA (Vals AI) | 94.8% | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | Not measured | 38.8% | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 80.2% | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| SimpleQA Verified | 15.3% | 55.8% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| LMArena Text: science | 1339 | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1330 | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1328 | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1313 | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | o3 Mini | Qwen3.7 Max | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | Not measured | 1274 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | Not measured | 1270 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | Not measured | 1265 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | Not measured | 1275 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | Not measured | 1266 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | Not measured | 1275 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: SVG | Not measured | 1217 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | Not measured | 1211 | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
| Benchmark | o3 Mini | Qwen3.7 Max | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | Not measured | 79.4% | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| IFBench | 67.1% | 80.5% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 43.0% | 79.0% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| DTBench | 68.8% | 92.3% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| LMCA | 19.0% | 44.0% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 50.0% | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| Creative writing (Lech Mazur) | 61.7% | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text | 1337 | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1337 | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1286 | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1351 | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1319 | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1379 | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: German | 1303 | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1286 | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1313 | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1334 | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1321 | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1304 | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1294 | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1320 | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1343 | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1313 | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1283 | Not measured | Only o3 Mini measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 22 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | o3 Mini | Qwen3.7 Max | 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
o3 Mini costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
o3 Mini costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
o3 Mini 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 o3 Mini | Qwen3.7 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | OpenAI | Qwen |
| Weights | No public weights listed | No public weights listed |
| Released | January 31, 2025 | May 21, 2026 |
| Context window | 200K | 1M |
| Input $/Mtok | $1.10 | $1.475 |
| Output $/Mtok | $4.40 | $4.425 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | 54.1 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 3 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | $4.69 |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is o3 Mini better than Qwen3.7 Max for coding?
Only Qwen3.7 Max has a coding score, 54.1 on the Vibe Coding Index; o3 Mini has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick o3 Mini for output tokens 1.0x cheaper ($4.40 vs $4.425 per million).
Which is cheaper, o3 Mini or Qwen3.7 Max?
o3 Mini costs $1.10 per million input tokens and $4.40 per million output tokens; Qwen3.7 Max costs $1.475 and $4.425. Cost per solved task is known for Qwen3.7 Max only.
Which has the bigger context window, o3 Mini or Qwen3.7 Max?
Qwen3.7 Max, with 1M tokens against 200K.
How many benchmarks is the o3 Mini vs Qwen3.7 Max comparison based on?
25 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. o3 Mini's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Qwen3.7 Max's on 3. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.