Model Comparison

Phi 4 Reasoning vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-InstructWhich is better in 2026?

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Phi 4 Reasoning vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct — which is better?

Phi 4 Reasoning (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.

Phi 4 Reasoning outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is better at 4 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, IFEval, MMLU-Pro). Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Phi 4 Reasoning if…

  • you are already invested in the Microsoft ecosystem

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

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 4 of 4 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2025
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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

Phi 4 Reasoning outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is better at 4 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, IFEval, MMLU-Pro).

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sun Jun 07 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

66.0B diff

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct has 66.0B more parameters than Phi 4 Reasoning, making it 471.4% larger.

Microsoft
Phi 4 Reasoning
14.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
80.0Bparameters
14.0B
Phi 4 Reasoning
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 4 Reasoning
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Input65,536 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Sun Jun 07 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Phi 4 Reasoning 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 4 Reasoning

MIT

Open weights

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Phi 4 Reasoning was released on 2025-04-30, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct was released on 2025-09-10.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is 4 months newer than Phi 4 Reasoning.

Phi 4 Reasoning

Apr 30, 2025

1.1 years ago

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Sep 10, 2025

9 months ago

4mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi 4 Reasoning has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-03-01, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Phi 4 Reasoning's training data extends to 2025-03-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct's cutoff date.

Phi 4 Reasoning

Mar 2025

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Microsoft

No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Larger context window (65,536 tokens)
Higher AIME 2025 score (69.5% vs 62.9%)
Higher GPQA score (72.9% vs 65.8%)
Higher IFEval score (87.6% vs 83.4%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (80.6% vs 74.3%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Microsoft
Phi 4 Reasoning
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Phi 4 Reasoning vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct.

Which is better, Phi 4 Reasoning or Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Phi 4 Reasoning is made by Microsoft and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Phi 4 Reasoning compare to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct in benchmarks?

Phi 4 Reasoning scores FlenQA: 97.7%, HumanEval+: 92.9%, IFEval: 83.4%, OmniMath: 76.6%, AIME 2024: 75.3%. 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 4 Reasoning and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

Phi 4 Reasoning 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 4 Reasoning and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

Key differences include licensing (MIT vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Phi 4 Reasoning and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

Phi 4 Reasoning is developed by Microsoft and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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