Model comparison
o3-pro vs Qwen3 Coder Next
o3-pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.9 to 34.3 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3 Coder Next costs 121× less per token, which makes it the better buy when o3-pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. o3-pro scores higher in 2 categories and Qwen3 Coder Next in 0 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where o3-pro leads 55.5 to 36.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is WeirdML: 58.2% for o3-pro and 34.4% for Qwen3 Coder Next.
- Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper at $0.12 / $0.80 per million input/output tokens, against $20 / $80 for o3-pro.
- Qwen3 Coder Next accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 200K.
- Qwen3 Coder Next has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| o3-pro | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 42.9 | 34.3 |
| Released | 2025-06-10 | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 200K | 262K |
| Max output | 100K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $20 | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $80 | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 12 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding o3-pro leads
o3-pro: 55.5 (#24), Qwen3 Coder Next: 36.3 (#210)
| Benchmark | o3-pro | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 58.2% | 34.4% |
| Aider Polyglot | 84.9% | — |
| SciCode | — | 32.3% |
Reasoning o3-pro leads
o3-pro: 23.8 (#171), Qwen3 Coder Next: 22.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | o3-pro | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 4.9% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 72.1% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 59.3% | — |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| DTBench | 86.9% | — |
| LMCA | 38.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 147.42 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
o3-pro: 29.5 (#238), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | o3-pro | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| Confabulations | 14.2% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 23.3% | — |
Long Context Not comparable
o3-pro: 72.2 (#1), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | o3-pro | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | 97.2% | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
o3-pro: 57.1 (#133), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | o3-pro | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 84.4% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is o3-pro better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
o3-pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.9 to 34.3 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3 Coder Next costs 121× less per token, which makes it the better buy when o3-pro's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, o3-pro or Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper. It lists at $0.12 per million input tokens and $0.80 per million output tokens; o3-pro lists at $20 and $80.
Is o3-pro or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?
o3-pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 55.5 versus 36.3 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3 Coder Next does, with 262K tokens against 200K.
How many benchmarks do o3-pro and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. o3-pro has 12 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.