Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
o4-mini supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
OpenAI
o4-mini was created as part of the next generation of OpenAI's reasoning models, designed to continue advancing the balance between analytical capability and operational efficiency. Built to bring cutting-edge reasoning techniques to applications requiring quick turnaround, it represents the evolution of compact reasoning-focused models.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next 80B Base was introduced as an experimental base model with 80 billion total parameters and 3 billion active parameters. Built to explore advanced mixture-of-experts architectures, it provides a foundation for fine-tuning and research into efficient large-scale model design.
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o4-mini
OpenAI
2025-04-16

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2025-09-10
Context window and performance specifications
o4-mini
2024-05-31
Available providers and their performance metrics

o4-mini
OpenAI

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

o4-mini

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

o4-mini

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base