# GPT-4.1 mini vs Qwen3.6 Plus

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-4.1 mini and Qwen3.6 Plus across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-4-1-mini-vs-qwen3-6-plus
- Last updated: October 20, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 4
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Qwen3.6 Plus leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Qwen3.6 Plus has the higher overall point estimate 53.75 to 29.18. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in mathematics, where the averages are 27 for GPT-4.1 mini and 69.5 for Qwen3.6 Plus.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is SWE-bench Verified in Coding, with scores of 23.6% and 78.8%.
- Qwen3.6 Plus is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-4.1 mini | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | Alibaba |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 29.18 | 53.75 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 5 | 49 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.40 / $1.60 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 34.4 (Supported · #85/131)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 61.6% | Coming soon |
| Claw-Eval | Coming soon | 58.8% | Coming soon |
| QwenClawBench | Coming soon | 57.2% | Coming soon |
| τ³-bench results | Coming soon | 70.7% | Coming soon |
| VITA-Bench | Coming soon | 44.3% | Coming soon |
| DeepPlanning | Coming soon | 41.5% | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon | Coming soon | 39.8% | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | Coming soon | 48.2% | Coming soon |
| MCP-Tasks | Coming soon | 74.1% | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | Coming soon | 74.3% | Coming soon |
| Gert Labs | Coming soon | 50.60% | Coming soon |
| ResearchClawBench | Coming soon | 18.0% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 53.2% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Directional only
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 16.1 (Estimated · #131/152)
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 40 (Supported · #67/152)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 23.6% | 78.8% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| SWE-bench Pro | Coming soon | 56.6% | Coming soon |
| SWE Multilingual | Coming soon | 73.8% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 87.1% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 37.9% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | Coming soon | 61.6% | Coming soon |
| Vibe Code Bench | Coming soon | 25.56% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 86.0% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 73.4% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 55.2 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 73.9 (Unranked · 4 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| AI-Needle | Coming soon | 68.3% | Coming soon |
| LongBench v2 | Coming soon | 62% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 51 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 76.1 (#21/55)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU | Coming soon | 86.0% | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | Coming soon | 78.8% | Coming soon |
| MathVision | Coming soon | 88.0% | Coming soon |
| VideoMMMU | Coming soon | 84.0% | Coming soon |
| ScreenSpot Pro | Coming soon | 68.2% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 81.5% | Coming soon |
| V* | Coming soon | 96.9% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Qwen3.6 Plus
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 31.3 (Supported · #153/187)
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 53.4 (Supported · #68/187)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | 87.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | 64.2% | 90.4% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| SuperGPQA | Coming soon | 71.6% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro | Coming soon | 88.5% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Redux | Coming soon | 94.5% | Coming soon |
| C-Eval | Coming soon | 93.3% | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 28.8% | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 87.4% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 87.7% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 93.8 (#4/17)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU-ProX | Coming soon | 84.7% | Coming soon |
| NOVA-63 | Coming soon | 57.9% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Directional only
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 44.2 (#109/149)
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 85.8 (#47/149)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 88.5% | 94.3% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| IFBench | Coming soon | 75.8% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 27 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Qwen3.6 Plus public-lane score: 69.5 (#6/12)

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | Qwen3.6 Plus | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 6.667% | 38.246% | Qwen3.6 Plus |
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 95.3% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2025 | Coming soon | 96.7% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Nov 2025 | Coming soon | 94.6% | Coming soon |
| HMMT Feb 2026 | Coming soon | 87.8% | Coming soon |
| MMAnswerBench | Coming soon | 83.8% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, GPT-4.1 mini or Qwen3.6 Plus?

Qwen3.6 Plus has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between GPT-4.1 mini and Qwen3.6 Plus?

The widest category gap is in mathematics, where the averages are 27 for GPT-4.1 mini and 69.5 for Qwen3.6 Plus.

### How many benchmarks does GPT-4.1 mini cover on BenchLM?

GPT-4.1 mini currently has 5 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Qwen3.6 Plus cover on BenchLM?

Qwen3.6 Plus currently has 49 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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