Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
Microsoft
Phi-4 Mini was created as an even more compact variant of Phi-4, designed to bring fourth-generation capabilities to the smallest possible footprint. Built for extreme efficiency scenarios, it enables AI capabilities on devices and applications where resources are severely constrained.
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.
7 months newer

Phi 4 Mini
Microsoft
2025-02-01

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2025-09-10
Phi 4 Mini
2024-06-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Phi 4 Mini

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Phi 4 Mini

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base