Compare · ModelsLive · 2 picked · head to head
Phi 4 Mini Instruct vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Side by side · benchmarks, pricing, and signals you can act on.
Winner summary
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct wins on 1/1 benchmarks
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct wins 1 of 1 shared benchmarks. Leads in speed.
Category leads
speed·Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Phi 4 Mini Instruct
#221 by perf·no signal
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
#89 by perf·no signal
Best value
Phi 4 Mini Instruct
1.5x better value than Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Phi 4 Mini Instruct
136.7 pts/$
$0.21/M
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
91.4 pts/$
$0.60/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Microsoft
$3.00T·Big Tech
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
1 benchmark · 2 models
Phi 4 Mini InstructQwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct leads by +10.7
Phi 4 Mini Instruct
3.0
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
13.7
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Phi 4 Mini Instruct | Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index | 3.0 | 13.7 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.08 | $0.35 | 131K tokens (~66 books) | $1.48 | |
| $0.09 | $1.10 | 262K tokens (~131 books) | $3.43 |