Model Comparison

Phi-3.5-vision-instruct vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-InstructWhich is better in 2026?

Comparing Phi-3.5-vision-instruct and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Verdict: Phi-3.5-vision-instruct vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct — which is better?

Phi-3.5-vision-instruct (by Microsoft) and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Choose Phi-3.5-vision-instruct if…

  • you are already invested in the Microsoft ecosystem

Choose Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct if…

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2025

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Phi-3.5-vision-instruct and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instructdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

75.8B diff

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct has 75.8B more parameters than Phi-3.5-vision-instruct, making it 1804.8% larger.

Microsoft
Phi-3.5-vision-instruct
4.2Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
80.0Bparameters
4.2B
Phi-3.5-vision-instruct
80.0B
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct specifies input context (65,536 tokens). Only Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

Microsoft
Phi-3.5-vision-instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Input65,536 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Phi-3.5-vision-instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct does not.

Phi-3.5-vision-instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Phi-3.5-vision-instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Phi-3.5-vision-instruct is licensed under MIT, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Phi-3.5-vision-instruct

MIT

Open weights

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Phi-3.5-vision-instruct was released on 2024-08-23, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct was released on 2025-09-10.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is 13 months newer than Phi-3.5-vision-instruct.

Phi-3.5-vision-instruct

Aug 23, 2024

1.8 years ago

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Sep 10, 2025

9 months ago

1.0yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Microsoft
Supports multimodal inputs
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Larger context window (65,536 tokens)

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Phi-3.5-vision-instruct and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Phi-3.5-vision-instruct
✓ Preferred
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
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Microsoft
Phi-3.5-vision-instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Phi-3.5-vision-instruct vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct.

Which is better, Phi-3.5-vision-instruct or Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

Phi-3.5-vision-instruct (Microsoft) and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Phi-3.5-vision-instruct compare to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct in benchmarks?

Phi-3.5-vision-instruct scores ScienceQA: 91.3%, POPE: 86.1%, MMBench: 81.9%, ChartQA: 81.8%, AI2D: 78.1%. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct scores MMLU-Redux: 90.9%, MultiPL-E: 87.8%, IFEval: 87.6%, WritingBench: 87.3%, Creative Writing v3: 85.3%.

What are the context window sizes for Phi-3.5-vision-instruct and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

Phi-3.5-vision-instruct supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct supports 66K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Phi-3.5-vision-instruct and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (MIT vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Phi-3.5-vision-instruct and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

Phi-3.5-vision-instruct is developed by Microsoft and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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