gpt-oss-20b is 9.3× cheaper per million tokens (blended). Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct has the larger context window (262,144 vs 131,072 tokens, 2.0×).
gpt-oss-20b vs Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct
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OpenAI · openai__gpt-oss-20b
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Qwen · qwen__qwen3-vl-8b-instruct
Identity
| Field | openai__gpt-oss-20b | qwen__qwen3-vl-8b-instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Qwen |
| Slug | openai__gpt-oss-20b | qwen__qwen3-vl-8b-instruct |
| Status | live | live |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| License | — | — |
| HuggingFace | openai/gpt-oss-20b | Qwen/Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct |
Quality
| Field | openai__gpt-oss-20b | qwen__qwen3-vl-8b-instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Quality index (0–100) | — | — |
Cost
| Field | openai__gpt-oss-20b | qwen__qwen3-vl-8b-instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Input $ / 1M tokens | $0.02 | $0.25 |
| Cached input $ / 1M | $0.01 | $0.12 |
| Output $ / 1M tokens | $0.09 | $0.75 |
Context
| Field | openai__gpt-oss-20b | qwen__qwen3-vl-8b-instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Max context tokens | 131,072 | 262,144 |
| Max output tokens | 32,768 | 235,929 |
Modalities
| Field | openai__gpt-oss-20b | qwen__qwen3-vl-8b-instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Input | text | image, text |
| Output | text | text |