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Model comparison

GPT-4.1 nano vs Qwen3 Coder Next

Qwen3 Coder Next is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.8 to 27.7 on the Noometry Index. GPT-4.1 nano costs 1.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3 Coder Next's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.

GPT-4.1 nano OpenAI

27.7

Rank #322 Confirmed

Qwen3 Coder Next Alibaba (Qwen)

33.8

Rank #229 Reported

Summary

  • They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-4.1 nano scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3 Coder Next in 2 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3 Coder Next leads 21.7 to 8.6.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is WeirdML: 19% for GPT-4.1 nano and 34.4% for Qwen3 Coder Next.
  • GPT-4.1 nano is cheaper at $0.10 / $0.40 per million input/output tokens, against $0.12 / $0.80 for Qwen3 Coder Next.
  • GPT-4.1 nano accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 262K.
  • Qwen3 Coder Next has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GPT-4.1 nanoQwen3 Coder Next
ProviderOpenAIAlibaba (Qwen)
Noometry Index27.733.8
Released2025-04-142026-02-02
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window1.05M262K
Max output33K66K
Input $ / M tokens$0.10$0.12
Output $ / M tokens$0.40$0.80
Results tracked383

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Category by category

Coding Qwen3 Coder Next leads

GPT-4.1 nano: 23.8 (#325), Qwen3 Coder Next: 35.8 (#206)

BenchmarkGPT-4.1 nanoQwen3 Coder Next
SciCode25.9%32.3%
WeirdML19%34.4%
Aider Polyglot8.9%—
LMArena Coding1306—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GPT-4.1 nano: 26.3 (#98), Qwen3 Coder Next: —

BenchmarkGPT-4.1 nanoQwen3 Coder Next
Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard33%—

Reasoning Qwen3 Coder Next leads

GPT-4.1 nano: 8.6 (#344), Qwen3 Coder Next: 21.7 (#191)

BenchmarkGPT-4.1 nanoQwen3 Coder Next
CritPt0%0%
ARC-AGI-20%—
Kagi LLM Benchmark33.3%—
ARC-AGI-10%—
LMArena Hard Prompts1286—
DTBench52.5%—
LMCA5.5%—
Epoch Capabilities Index129.62—

Math Not comparable

GPT-4.1 nano: 25.5 (#246), Qwen3 Coder Next: —

BenchmarkGPT-4.1 nanoQwen3 Coder Next
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202528.9%—
Omni-MATH36.7%—
LMArena Math1274—
MATH Level 570%—
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)1%—

Knowledge Not comparable

GPT-4.1 nano: 21.8 (#268), Qwen3 Coder Next: —

BenchmarkGPT-4.1 nanoQwen3 Coder Next
GPQA Diamond48.9%—
SimpleQA Verified6%—
MMLU-Pro55%—
GPQA (HELM)50.7%—
LMArena Expert1272—

Multimodal Not comparable

GPT-4.1 nano: 28.6 (#108), Qwen3 Coder Next: —

BenchmarkGPT-4.1 nanoQwen3 Coder Next
LMArena Vision1063—

Multilingual Not comparable

GPT-4.1 nano: 41.8 (#200), Qwen3 Coder Next: —

BenchmarkGPT-4.1 nanoQwen3 Coder Next
LMArena Non-English1260—
LMArena Chinese1270—
LMArena German1288—
LMArena Japanese1199—
LMArena Russian1261—

Instruction Following Not comparable

GPT-4.1 nano: 68.0 (#188), Qwen3 Coder Next: —

BenchmarkGPT-4.1 nanoQwen3 Coder Next
IFEval84.3%—
LMArena Instruction Following1267—

Long Context Not comparable

GPT-4.1 nano: 23.7 (#291), Qwen3 Coder Next: —

BenchmarkGPT-4.1 nanoQwen3 Coder Next
Fiction.LiveBench25%—
LMArena Longer Query1283—

Writing & Preference Not comparable

GPT-4.1 nano: 40.7 (#238), Qwen3 Coder Next: —

BenchmarkGPT-4.1 nanoQwen3 Coder Next
LMArena Text1285—
LMArena Creative Writing1260—
EQ-Bench Creative Writing946—
WildBench81.2%—
LMArena Multi-Turn1277—

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-4.1 nano better than Qwen3 Coder Next?

Qwen3 Coder Next is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.8 to 27.7 on the Noometry Index. GPT-4.1 nano costs 1.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3 Coder Next's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Which is cheaper, GPT-4.1 nano or Qwen3 Coder Next?

GPT-4.1 nano is cheaper. It lists at $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens; Qwen3 Coder Next lists at $0.12 and $0.80.

Is GPT-4.1 nano or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?

Qwen3 Coder Next scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.8 versus 23.8 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

GPT-4.1 nano does, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.

How many benchmarks do GPT-4.1 nano and Qwen3 Coder Next share?

3 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-4.1 nano has 38 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.

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