Phi-4-multimodal-instruct vs Qwen3-Coder Comparison
Comparing Phi-4-multimodal-instruct and Qwen3-Coder across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct and Qwen3-Coder don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Phi-4-multimodal-instruct ($0.05/1M tokens) is 3.6x cheaper than Qwen3-Coder ($0.18/1M tokens).
For output processing, Phi-4-multimodal-instruct ($0.10/1M tokens) is 1.8x cheaper than Qwen3-Coder ($0.18/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Qwen3-Coder is more expensive than Phi-4-multimodal-instruct.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3-Coder has 474.4B more parameters than Phi-4-multimodal-instruct, making it 8471.4% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Qwen3-Coder accepts 256,000 input tokens compared to Phi-4-multimodal-instruct's 128,000 tokens. Qwen3-Coder can generate longer responses up to 256,000 tokens, while Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is limited to 128,000 tokens.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Coder does not.
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
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Qwen3-Coder
License
Usage and distribution terms
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is licensed under MIT, while Qwen3-Coder uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
MIT
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct was released on 2025-02-01, while Qwen3-Coder was released on 2025-01-01.
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is 1 month newer than Qwen3-Coder.
Feb 1, 2025
1.1 years ago
1mo newerJan 1, 2025
1.2 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Qwen3-Coder's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Phi-4-multimodal-instruct's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3-Coder's cutoff date.
Jun 2024
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Provider Availability
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is available from DeepInfra. Qwen3-Coder is available from DeepInfra, Fireworks. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.
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Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Qwen3-Coder
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Detailed Comparison
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