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Phi 4 vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Comparing Phi 4 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Microsoft · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Phi 4 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Phi 4

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.07/M input and $0.14/M output

Choose Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

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

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Phi 4
Microsoft
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.07 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.14 / M
— / M
Context window
16,000
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Individual benchmarks

13 reported for Phi 4 · 0 for Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

No common benchmarks found

Phi 4 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Basedon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

65.3B diff

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base has 65.3B more parameters than Phi 4, making it 444.2% larger.

Microsoft
Phi 4
14.7Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
80.0Bparameters
14.7B
Phi 4
80.0B
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Phi 4 specifies input context (16,000 tokens). Only Phi 4 specifies output context (16,000 tokens).

Microsoft
Phi 4
Input16,000 tokens
Output16,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Tue Sep 08 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Phi 4 is licensed under MIT, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base uses Apache 2.0.

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

Phi 4

MIT

Open weights

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Phi 4 was released on 2024-12-12, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base was released on 2025-09-10.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base is 9 months newer than Phi 4.

Phi 4

Dec 12, 2024

1.7 years ago

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Sep 10, 2025

12 months ago

9mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Phi 4 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Phi 4's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base's cutoff date.

Phi 4

Jun 2024

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Phi 4 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Phi 4
✓ Preferred
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
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FAQ

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

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

Phi 4 (Microsoft) and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base (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 4 compare to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base in benchmarks?

Phi 4 scores MMLU: 84.8%, HumanEval+: 82.8%, HumanEval: 82.6%, MGSM: 80.6%, MATH: 80.4%.

What are the context window sizes for Phi 4 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

Phi 4 supports 16K tokens and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base supports an unknown number of 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 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

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

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

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

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