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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct vs o3-pro

Too close to call on our weighted score (Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct 28, o3-pro 27). The right pick depends on what you value most.

  1. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct

    Released Apr 2025

    28/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$1.50 / $7.50
    • Context262K
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  2. OpenAI

    o3-pro

    Released Jun 10, 2025

    27/100
    • ECI147.4
    • Price$20.00 / $80.00
    • Context200K
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01 — Verdict

Too close to call

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 1 points (Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct 28/100, o3-pro 27/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct on price and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceQwen3-Coder 480B-A35B InstructQwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct $3.00 · o3-pro $35.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen3-Coder 480B-A35B InstructQwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct 262,144 · o3-pro 200,000 tokens
  • Widest inputso3-proQwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: Text · o3-pro: Text, Images
  • Self-hostingQwen3-Coder 480B-A35B InstructPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instructo3-pro
Price50%270
Inputs & features30%2570
Context window20%3732
Overall100%28/10027/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct vs o3-pro specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen3-Coder 480B-A35B InstructAlibaba (Qwen)o3-proOpenAI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)—147.4
ECI rank—#60 of 148
Price per million tokens
Input$1.50 (best)$20.00
Output$7.50 (best)$80.00
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$3.00 (best)$35.00
Long-context rateOver 32K: $2.70 / $13.50Same rate
Price sourceOfficial Alibaba APIOfficial OpenAI API
Limits
Context window262,144 tokens (best)200,000 tokens
Max output65,536 tokens100,000 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoYeslow · medium · high
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model IDqwen3-coder-480b-a35b-instructo3-pro
API providers7 (best)6
ReleasedApr 2025Jun 10, 2025
Knowledge cutoffApr 2025May 2024
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct$30.00
  • o3-pro$360.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct or o3-pro?

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 1 points (Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct 28/100, o3-pro 27/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct on price and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct or o3-pro?

Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct is cheaper at $1.50 input / $7.50 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). o3-pro costs $20.00 input / $80.00 output per million tokens (official OpenAI API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $3.00 per million tokens for Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct versus $35.00 for o3-pro (12× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has not been scored yet and o3-pro has an ECI of 147.4.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct and o3-pro yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 200,000 for o3-pro. Maximum output per response: Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct up to 65,536, o3-pro up to 100,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct accepts text; o3-pro accepts text and images. o3-pro handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; o3-pro is proprietary.

Which is newer?

o3-pro is the newest, released Jun 10, 2025. Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct came out Apr 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct Apr 2025, o3-pro May 2024.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.

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