# GPT-4.1 mini vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-4.1 mini and Qwen3.8 Max Preview across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-4-1-mini-vs-qwen3-8-max-preview
- Last updated: September 4, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 0
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

No benchmark verdict yet: there is no shared sourced benchmark row for GPT-4.1 mini and Qwen3.8 Max Preview.

## Summary

- GPT-4.1 mini and Qwen3.8 Max Preview do not currently share a sourced benchmark row. The mirror therefore compares metadata, pricing, context windows, and each model's separately reported coverage without naming a benchmark winner.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-4.1 mini | Qwen3.8 Max Preview |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | Alibaba |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | null |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 34.46 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 5 | 1 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.40 / $1.60 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 35.2 (Estimated · #131/151)
- Qwen3.8 Max Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 37.1 (Estimated · #153/183)
- Qwen3.8 Max Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | Qwen3.8 Max Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 23.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | Coming soon | 56.0% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 46.5 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Qwen3.8 Max Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 53.6 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Qwen3.8 Max Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 35.8 (Supported · #159/181)
- Qwen3.8 Max Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | Qwen3.8 Max Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | 87.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | 64.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 44.2 (#93/120)
- Qwen3.8 Max Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | Qwen3.8 Max Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 88.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 mini public-lane score: 28.5 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Qwen3.8 Max Preview public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 mini | Qwen3.8 Max Preview | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 4.483% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Can I compare GPT-4.1 mini and Qwen3.8 Max Preview on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but sourced benchmark coverage is still incomplete for a fair score-level comparison.

### Why does this page show "coming soon" values?

BenchLM only calls winners when public benchmark coverage is available on both sides of the comparison.

## Related Comparisons

- [GPT-4.1 mini vs GPT-4.1](/compare/gpt-4-1-vs-gpt-4-1-mini)
- [Qwen3.8 Max Preview vs GPT-4.1](/compare/gpt-4-1-vs-qwen3-8-max-preview)
- [GPT-4.1 mini vs GPT-4.1 nano](/compare/gpt-4-1-mini-vs-gpt-4-1-nano)
- [Qwen3.8 Max Preview vs GPT-4.1 nano](/compare/gpt-4-1-nano-vs-qwen3-8-max-preview)

## Explore More

- [GPT-4.1 mini profile](/models/gpt-4-1-mini)
- [Qwen3.8 Max Preview profile](/models/qwen3-8-max-preview)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
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- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)