GPT-4o mini vs Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct benchmark

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct1,425

Coding Elo

GPT-4o mini—

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct1,495

LiveBenchQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct (+16.7%)

GPT-4o mini48.1%

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct64.8%

SWE-benchQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct (+24%)

GPT-4o mini41.2%

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct65.2%

GPQA Diamond

GPT-4o mini60.1%

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct—

Time to first token

GPT-4o mini130 ms

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct—

Output speed

GPT-4o mini160 tok/s

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct—

Input priceGPT-4o mini (+$0.51/1M)

GPT-4o mini$0.15/1M

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct$0.66/1M

Output priceGPT-4o mini (+$0.4/1M)

GPT-4o mini$0.6/1M

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct$1/1M

Context windowGPT-4o mini (+95k)

GPT-4o mini128k

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct33k

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Benchmark	GPT-4o mini	Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct	Advantage Delta
Preference Elo	1,272 lmarena · Aug 17, 2026	1,425 lmarena · Aug 17, 2026	Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct (+153)
Coding Elo	—	1,495 lmarena · Aug 17, 2026	—
LiveBench	48.1% livebench · Aug 17, 2026	64.8% livebench · Aug 17, 2026	Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct (+16.7%)
SWE-bench	41.2% swebench · Aug 17, 2026	65.2% swebench · Aug 17, 2026	Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct (+24%)
GPQA Diamond	60.1% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Time to first token	130 ms seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Output speed	160 tok/s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Input price	$0.15/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	$0.66/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	GPT-4o mini (+$0.51/1M)
Output price	$0.6/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	$1/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	GPT-4o mini (+$0.4/1M)
Context window	128k openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	33k openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	GPT-4o mini (+95k)

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Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 63% with GPT-4o mini

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

Quick Presets:

Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out

RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)

GPT-4o mini$14.25 / mo

In: $5.25Out: $9

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct$38.10 / mo

In: $23.1Out: $15

Estimated Cost Delta

GPT-4o mini is estimated to save $23.85/month ($286/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

1
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct:Pick Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
2
GPT-4o mini:Pick GPT-4o mini when you are optimizing output cost.
3
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct:Pick Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct as the default general assistant.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct

Higher SWE-bench (65.2%).

High-volume chatGPT-4o mini

Lower output list price ($0.6/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGGPT-4o mini

Larger window (128k).

Screenshots / visionGPT-4o mini

GPT-4o mini is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct	Higher SWE-bench (65.2%).
High-volume chat	GPT-4o mini	Lower output list price ($0.6/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	GPT-4o mini	Larger window (128k).
Screenshots / vision	GPT-4o mini	GPT-4o mini is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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OpenAI

GPT-4o mini

Elo 1,272

LiveBench48.1%

SWE-bench41.2%

Speed160 tok/s

Output cost$0.6/1M

Alibaba

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct

Elo 1,425

LiveBench64.8%

SWE-bench65.2%

Speed—

Output cost$1/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, GPT-4o mini or Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?: Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,425). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, GPT-4o mini or Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?: Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct leads SWE-bench at 65.2% vs 41.2%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: GPT-4o mini output tokens are $0.6/1M versus $1/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, GPT-4o mini or Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: GPT-4o mini accepts 128k tokens versus 33k.
Can I self-host either model?: Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. GPT-4o mini and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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GPT-4o mini vs Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct benchmark

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Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference EloQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct (+153)

GPT-4o mini1,272

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct1,425

Coding Elo

GPT-4o mini—

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct1,495

LiveBenchQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct (+16.7%)

GPT-4o mini48.1%

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct64.8%

SWE-benchQwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct (+24%)

GPT-4o mini41.2%

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct65.2%

GPQA Diamond

GPT-4o mini60.1%

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct—

Time to first token

GPT-4o mini130 ms

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct—

Output speed

GPT-4o mini160 tok/s

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct—

Input priceGPT-4o mini (+$0.51/1M)

GPT-4o mini$0.15/1M

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct$0.66/1M

Output priceGPT-4o mini (+$0.4/1M)

GPT-4o mini$0.6/1M

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct$1/1M

Context windowGPT-4o mini (+95k)

GPT-4o mini128k

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct33k

Benchmark

GPT-4o mini

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct

Advantage Delta

Preference Elo

1,272

1,425

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct (+153)

Coding Elo

—

1,495

—

LiveBench

48.1%

64.8%

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct (+16.7%)

SWE-bench

41.2%

65.2%

Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct (+24%)

GPQA Diamond

60.1%

—

Time to first token

130 ms

—

Output speed

160 tok/s

—

Input price

$0.15/1M

$0.66/1M

GPT-4o mini (+$0.51/1M)

Output price

$0.6/1M

$1/1M

GPT-4o mini (+$0.4/1M)

Context window

128k

33k