# GPT-4.1 nano vs Qwen3 235B-A22B (Reasoning)

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-4.1 nano and Qwen3 235B-A22B (Reasoning) across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-4-1-nano-vs-qwen3-235b-a22b-reasoning
- Last updated: October 14, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 2
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: GPT-4.1 nano and Qwen3 235B-A22B (Reasoning) share only 2 sourced benchmark rows.

## Summary

- Only 2 shared sourced benchmark rows are available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- GPT-4.1 nano has the larger published context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-4.1 nano | Qwen3 235B-A22B (Reasoning) |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | Alibaba |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 128K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 24.41 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 3 | 11 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.10 / $0.40 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 nano public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3 235B-A22B (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 nano | Qwen3 235B-A22B (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BFCL v3 | Coming soon | 70.8% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 nano public-lane score: 10.7 (Estimated · #142/149)
- Qwen3 235B-A22B (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 nano | Qwen3 235B-A22B (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| LiveCodeBench v5 | Coming soon | 70.7% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 nano public-lane score: 39.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Qwen3 235B-A22B (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 nano public-lane score: 29.8 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Qwen3 235B-A22B (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 nano public-lane score: 25.7 (Supported · #168/181)
- Qwen3 235B-A22B (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 nano | Qwen3 235B-A22B (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMLU | 80.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA | 50.3% | 71.1% | Qwen3 235B-A22B (Reasoning) |
| MMLU-Redux | Coming soon | 92.7% | Coming soon |
| C-Eval | Coming soon | 89.6% | Coming soon |
| MMMLU | Coming soon | 84.3% | Coming soon |

### Multilingual

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 nano public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3 235B-A22B (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 nano | Qwen3 235B-A22B (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| INCLUDE | Coming soon | 78.7% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 nano public-lane score: 36 (#111/128)
- Qwen3 235B-A22B (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 nano | Qwen3 235B-A22B (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFEval | 83.2% | 83.4% | Qwen3 235B-A22B (Reasoning) |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-4.1 nano public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3 235B-A22B (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 nano | Qwen3 235B-A22B (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MATH-500 | Coming soon | 98% | Coming soon |
| AIME 2024 | Coming soon | 85.7% | Coming soon |
| AIME 2025 | Coming soon | 81.5% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between GPT-4.1 nano and Qwen3 235B-A22B (Reasoning)?

Not yet. The models share only 2 sourced benchmark rows, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

## Related Comparisons

- [GPT-4.1 nano vs GPT-4.1](/compare/gpt-4-1-vs-gpt-4-1-nano)
- [Qwen3 235B-A22B (Reasoning) vs GPT-4.1](/compare/gpt-4-1-vs-qwen3-235b-a22b-reasoning)
- [GPT-4.1 nano vs GPT-4.1 mini](/compare/gpt-4-1-mini-vs-gpt-4-1-nano)
- [Qwen3 235B-A22B (Reasoning) vs GPT-4.1 mini](/compare/gpt-4-1-mini-vs-qwen3-235b-a22b-reasoning)

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