Pick a winner in each dimension — change your vote anytime.
Pricing and capabilities synced from the OpenRouter catalogue. Scores are editorial (0–10).
Choose GPT-5.4 Mini if you want high-volume, low-complexity agent steps on a budget. Choose Qwen3 235B A22B if you want self-hosted or ultra-cheap open-weight agents.
Editorially it's close: each model leads in 2 of our five dimensions. On price, GPT-5.4 Mini runs about $1.88 per 1M tokens (blended) and is proprietary; Qwen3 235B A22B is about $0.09 and open-weight.
The model picks the moves; the agent runs the loop, the tools, and the guardrails. Once you've chosen a model, see which agent gets the most out of it.