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GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini vs Qwen3.6 Plus
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Winner summary
Qwen3.6 Plus wins on 7/8 benchmarks
Qwen3.6 Plus wins 7 of 8 shared benchmarks. Leads in coding · reasoning · math.
Category leads
coding·Qwen3.6 Plusreasoning·Qwen3.6 Pluslanguage·GPT-5.1-Codex-Minimath·Qwen3.6 Plusknowledge·Qwen3.6 Plus
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini
#45 by perf·#4 by attention
Qwen3.6 Plus
#94 by perf·#2 by attention
Best value
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini
1.1x better value than Qwen3.6 Plus
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini
53.7 pts/$
$1.13/M
Qwen3.6 Plus
47.0 pts/$
$1.14/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
8 benchmarks · 2 models
GPT-5.1-Codex-MiniQwen3.6 Plus
LiveBench · Agentic Coding
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +15.0
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini
40.0
Qwen3.6 Plus
55.0
LiveBench · Coding
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +8.3
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini
69.9
Qwen3.6 Plus
78.2
LiveBench · Data Analysis
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +20.2
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini
49.7
Qwen3.6 Plus
69.9
LiveBench · If
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini leads by +0.7
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini
59.0
Qwen3.6 Plus
58.3
LiveBench · Language
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +12.0
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini
63.0
Qwen3.6 Plus
75.0
LiveBench · Mathematics
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +7.5
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini
76.3
Qwen3.6 Plus
83.7
LiveBench · Overall
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +10.5
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini
60.4
Qwen3.6 Plus
70.8
LiveBench · Reasoning
Qwen3.6 Plus leads by +11.1
GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini
64.7
Qwen3.6 Plus
75.8
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
LiveBench · Agentic Coding | 40.0 | 55.0 |
LiveBench · Coding | 69.9 | 78.2 |
LiveBench · Data Analysis | 49.7 | 69.9 |
LiveBench · If | 59.0 | 58.3 |
LiveBench · Language | 63.0 | 75.0 |
LiveBench · Mathematics | 76.3 | 83.7 |
LiveBench · Overall | 60.4 | 70.8 |
LiveBench · Reasoning | 64.7 | 75.8 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.25 | $2.00 | 400K tokens (~200 books) | $6.88 | |
| $0.33 | $1.95 | 1.0M tokens (~500 books) | $7.31 |