GPT-5.1-Codex-Max vs Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking: side-by-side summary

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max and Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max, from OpenAI, has a 400,000-token context window and is priced at $1.25/M tokens input, $10/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking, from Qwen, has a 131,072-token context window and is priced at $0.18/M tokens input, $2.10/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window

• GPT-5.1-Codex-Max: 400,000 tokens
• Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking: 131,072 tokens

Price

• GPT-5.1-Codex-Max: $1.25/M tokens input, $10/M tokens output
• Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking: $0.18/M tokens input, $2.10/M tokens output

Provided by

• GPT-5.1-Codex-Max: OpenAI
• Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking: Qwen

• GPT-5.1-Codex-Max model details, providers and pricing
• Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking model details, providers and pricing