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GPT-4.1 mini vs Qwen3.7 Plus

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 20 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

44.19/100
Margin
23.0pts
winning →
67.22/100
2 category wins2 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GPT-4.1 mini #152 (Estimated); Qwen3.7 Plus #21 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GPT-4.1 mini and Qwen3.7 Plus share 20 comparable benchmark results. 4 of 8 categories are comparable. 2 results are unique to GPT-4.1 mini; 49 to Qwen3.7 Plus.

Updated July 23, 2026
Shared results
20
GPT-4.1 mini only
2
Qwen3.7 Plus only
49
Comparable categories
4 / 8

Pick Qwen3.7 Plus if you want the stronger benchmark profile. GPT-4.1 mini only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority or you would rather avoid the extra latency and token burn of a reasoning model.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 20 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 4 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

Qwen3.7 Plus is clearly ahead on the BenchAlign aggregate, 67.22 to 44.19. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

Qwen3.7 Plus's sharpest advantage is in mathematics, where it averages 92.9 against 4.5. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is SWE-bench Verified, 23.6% to 77.7%. GPT-4.1 mini does hit back in knowledge, so the answer changes if that is the part of the workload you care about most.

Qwen3.7 Plus is the reasoning model in the pair, while GPT-4.1 mini is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for GPT-4.1 mini and Qwen3.7 Plus
CategoryGPT-4.1 miniΔQwen3.7 Plus
MathGPT-4.1 mini4.5Margin→ 88.4Qwen3.7 Plus92.9
CodingGPT-4.1 mini23.6Margin→ 52.0Qwen3.7 Plus75.6
KnowledgeGPT-4.1 mini64.2Margin← 4.1Qwen3.7 Plus60.1
Inst. FollowingGPT-4.1 mini88.5Margin← 4.0Qwen3.7 Plus84.5
AgenticGPT-4.1 miniNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Plus71.7
ReasoningGPT-4.1 miniNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Plus91.7
MultilingualGPT-4.1 miniNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Plus85.4
MultimodalGPT-4.1 miniNot measuredMarginNo overlapQwen3.7 Plus81.5

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

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A · GPT-4.1 miniB · Qwen3.7 Plus

  1. SWE-bench Verified

    Coding
    Source ↗
    A 23.6%B 77.7%
    Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 54.1
    SWE-bench Verified: GPT-4.1 mini scored 23.6%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 77.7%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark.

  2. GPQA

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 64.2%B 90.3%
    Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 26.1
    GPQA: GPT-4.1 mini scored 64.2%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 90.3%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark.

  3. IFEval

    Inst. Following
    Source ↗
    A 88.5%B 94.6%
    Winner: Qwen3.7 PlusΔ 6.1
    IFEval: GPT-4.1 mini scored 88.5%; Qwen3.7 Plus scored 94.6%. Qwen3.7 Plus wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGPT-4.1 miniQwen3.7 PlusComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-4.1 mini$0.4 input / $1.6 outputQwen3.7 PlusNot availableA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-4.1 mini80 tok/sQwen3.7 PlusNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-4.1 mini0.76 sQwen3.7 PlusNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-4.1 mini1MQwen3.7 Plus1MListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGPT-4.1 miniQwen3.7 PlusResult
AA Agentic IndexSource 1.7%20.8%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
τ²-bench resultsSource 52.9%93%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
GDPval-AASource 0.1%21.8%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
GDPval-AASource 503936Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source —70.3%Not comparable
QwenClawBenchSource —61.8%Not comparable
QwenWebBenchSource —1536Not comparable
Claw-EvalSource —62.7%Not comparable
BFCL v4Source —72.9%Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource —73.2%Not comparable
VITA-BenchSource —45.6%Not comparable
DeepPlanningSource —62.3%Not comparable
OSWorld-VerifiedSource —73.3%Not comparable
AndroidWorldSource —81.0%Not comparable
APEX-Agents-AASource —22.4%Not comparable
OSWorld 2.0Source —2.8%Not comparable
CodingQwen3.7 Plus wins
BenchmarkGPT-4.1 miniQwen3.7 PlusResult
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 23.6%77.7%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
AA Coding IndexSource 20.2%55.9%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
AA-SciCodeSource 40.4%45.5%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source —70.3%Not comparable
SWE-bench ProSource —57.6%Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource —75.8%Not comparable
NL2RepoSource —41.1%Not comparable
SciCodeSource —51.3%Not comparable
LiveCodeBenchSource —89.6%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGPT-4.1 miniQwen3.7 PlusResult
AA-LCRSource 42.3%65.0%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
CritPtSource 0.0%9.1%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
MRCRv2Source —91.7%Not comparable
KnowledgeGPT-4.1 mini wins
BenchmarkGPT-4.1 miniQwen3.7 PlusResult
MMLUSource 87.5%—Not comparable
GPQASource 64.2%90.3%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 14.8%39.0%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 66.4%90.0%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
AA-HLESource 4.6%33.4%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -50.1%2.4%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 17.5%22.2%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 82.0%25.5%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
GPQA-DSource —90.3%Not comparable
HLESource —34.7%Not comparable
MMLU-ProSource —88.5%Not comparable
MMLU-ReduxSource —94.5%Not comparable
SuperGPQASource —71.4%Not comparable
MMMLUSource —89.0%Not comparable
MathQwen3.7 Plus wins
BenchmarkGPT-4.1 miniQwen3.7 PlusResult
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 4.483%—Not comparable
HMMT Feb 2026Source —92.9%Not comparable
IMOAnswerBenchSource —86.0%Not comparable
ApexSource —22.7%Not comparable
Multilingual
BenchmarkGPT-4.1 miniQwen3.7 PlusResult
MMLU-ProXSource —85.4%Not comparable
NOVA-63Source —58.8%Not comparable
INCLUDESource —83.0%Not comparable
MAXIFESource —88.8%Not comparable
PolyMathSource —84.0%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGPT-4.1 miniQwen3.7 PlusResult
AA-MMMU-ProSource 58.7%80.5%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
Design Arena WebsiteSource 10271288Qwen3.7 Plus leads
MMMU-ProSource —79%Not comparable
MathVisionSource —90.3%Not comparable
CharXivSource —85.9%Not comparable
ERQASource —69.8%Not comparable
MedXpertQA (MM)Source —71.0%Not comparable
ScreenSpot ProSource —79.0%Not comparable
SimpleVQASource —81.7%Not comparable
MMSearch-PlusSource —41.4%Not comparable
RealWorldQASource —86.9%Not comparable
OmniDocBench 1.5Source —91.4%Not comparable
OCRBench V2Source —70.7%Not comparable
ODINW13Source —51.1%Not comparable
Video-MME (with subtitle)Source —88.0%Not comparable
VideoMMMUSource —85.4%Not comparable
MLVU (M-Avg)Source —87.4%Not comparable
Inst. FollowingGPT-4.1 mini wins
BenchmarkGPT-4.1 miniQwen3.7 PlusResult
IFEvalSource 88.5%94.6%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
AA-IFBenchSource 38.3%78.0%Qwen3.7 Plus leads
IFBenchSource —79.1%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (5)

Which is better, GPT-4.1 mini or Qwen3.7 Plus?

Qwen3.7 Plus is ahead on BenchLM's BenchAlign leaderboard, 67.22 to 44.19. The biggest single separator in this matchup is SWE-bench Verified, where the scores are 23.6% and 77.7%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GPT-4.1 mini or Qwen3.7 Plus?

GPT-4.1 mini has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 64.2 versus 60.1. Inside this category, AA-Omniscience Hallucination Rate is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, GPT-4.1 mini or Qwen3.7 Plus?

Qwen3.7 Plus has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 75.6 versus 23.6. Inside this category, SWE-bench Verified is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for math, GPT-4.1 mini or Qwen3.7 Plus?

Qwen3.7 Plus has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 92.9 versus 4.5. GPT-4.1 mini stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

Which is better for instruction following, GPT-4.1 mini or Qwen3.7 Plus?

GPT-4.1 mini has the edge for instruction following in this comparison, averaging 88.5 versus 84.5. Inside this category, AA-IFBench is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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