Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct leads with 6.0% higher average benchmark score. Overall, Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
Microsoft
Phi-4 Reasoning was developed to incorporate extended analytical thinking into the Phi-4 architecture, designed to spend more time on complex problem-solving. Built to combine compact model efficiency with reasoning depth, it represents Microsoft's exploration of thoughtful small models.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next 80B Instruct was developed as the instruction-tuned version of Qwen3-Next 80B, designed to combine large-scale mixture-of-experts architecture with reliable instruction-following. Built to demonstrate efficient deployment of capable models, it balances advanced performance with practical computational efficiency.
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Phi 4 Reasoning
Microsoft
2025-04-30

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2025-09-10
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 4 common benchmarks

Phi 4 Reasoning

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Phi 4 Reasoning
2025-03-01
Available providers and their performance metrics

Phi 4 Reasoning

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Novita

Phi 4 Reasoning

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Phi 4 Reasoning

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