Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct vs o3
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct or o3 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.
| Spec | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | o3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba | OpenAI |
| Input / 1M tokens | $1.50 | $2.00 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $7.50 | $8.00 |
| Context window | 262K | 200K |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Open weights | Yes | No |
| Released | Apr 2025 | Apr 2025 |
| SWE-bench Verified score | 69.6 | 58.4 |
| LMArena (Chatbot Arena) Elo score | 1357 | 1410 |
| LMArena WebDev Elo score | 1275 | — |
| Aider Polyglot score | — | 81.3 |
| SWE-bench Multimodal score | — | 36.0 |
| LMArena Vision Elo score | — | 1214 |
| GPQA Diamond score | — | 81.8 |
| FrontierMath score | — | 18.7 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index score | — | 147 |
FAQ
Is Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct or o3 cheaper?
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens ($7.50 vs $8.00 per 1M).
Which has the larger context window, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct or o3?
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has the larger context window (262K tokens).
Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.