GPT-4 Turbo vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
| Signal | GPT-4 Turbo | Delta | Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct |
|---|---|---|---|
Capabilities | 67 | +17 | |
Benchmarks | 69 | +3 | |
Pricing | 70 | -29 | |
Context window size | 81 | -5 | |
Recency | 0 | -66 | |
Output Capacity | 58 | -10 | |
| Overall Result | 2 wins | of 6 | 4 wins |
Score History
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GPT-4 Turbo
OpenAI
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Alibaba
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct saves you $2436.00/month
That's $29232.00/year compared to GPT-4 Turbo at your current usage level of 100K calls/month.
| Metric | GPT-4 Turbo | Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67 | 67 | -- |
| Rank | #190 | #188 | Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct |
| Quality Rank | #190 | #188 | Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct |
| Adoption Rank | #190 | #188 | Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct |
| Parameters | -- | 80B | -- |
| Context Window | 128K | 262K | Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct |
| Pricing | $10.00/$30.00/M | $0.09/$1.10/M | -- |
| Signal Scores | |||
| Capabilities | 67 | 50 | GPT-4 Turbo |
| Benchmarks | 69 | 67 | GPT-4 Turbo |
| Pricing | 70 | 99 | Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct |
| Context window size | 81 | 86 | Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct |
| Recency | 0 | 66 | Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct |
| Output Capacity | 58 | 67 | Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct |
Our score (0-100) is driven by benchmark performance (90%) from Arena Elo ratings, MMLU, GPQA, HumanEval, SWE-bench, and 15+ standardized evaluations. Capabilities and context window serve as tiebreakers (10%). Learn more about our methodology.
Scores 67/100 (rank #190), placing it in the top 35% of all 290 models tracked.
Scores 67/100 (rank #188), placing it in the top 36% of all 290 models tracked.
With only a 0-point gap, these models are in the same performance tier. The practical difference in output quality is minimal - your choice should depend on pricing, latency requirements, and specific feature needs.
Choose GPT-4 Turbo when you need:
- Multimodal workflows that require image understanding
Choose Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct when you need:
- High-volume production workloads where API costs must be minimized
- Processing long documents or large codebases (262K token context)
- Self-hosted deployments where you need full control over the model
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct offers 97% better value per quality point. At 1M tokens/day, you'd spend $17.85/month with Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct vs $600.00/month with GPT-4 Turbo - a $582.15 monthly difference.
Both models have comparable response speeds. For most applications, the latency difference is negligible.
When latency matters most: Interactive chatbots, IDE code completion, real-time translation, and user-facing applications where response time directly impacts experience. For batch processing, background summarization, or offline analysis, latency is less critical.
Code generation & review
Based on overall model capabilities and architecture for coding tasks like generating functions, debugging, and refactoring
Customer support chatbot
Suitable for user-facing chat with competitive response times. Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct also offers lower per-token costs for high-volume support
Long document analysis
Larger context window (262K tokens) can process longer documents, contracts, and research papers in a single pass
Batch data extraction
Lower output pricing ($1.10/M) reduces costs when processing thousands of records daily
Creative writing & content
Higher overall composite score (67/100) correlates with better nuance, coherence, and style in long-form content
Image understanding & OCR
Supports vision input - can analyze screenshots, diagrams, photos, and scanned documents directly
GPT-4 Turbo and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct are extremely close in overall performance (only 0 points apart). Your best choice depends entirely on which specific strengths matter most for your use case.
By Use Case
Best for Quality
GPT-4 Turbo
Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
Best for Cost
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
97% lower pricing; better value at scale
Best for Reliability
GPT-4 Turbo
Higher uptime and faster response speeds
Best for Prototyping
GPT-4 Turbo
Stronger community support and better developer experience
Best for Production
GPT-4 Turbo
Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
by OpenAI
- Choose for Quality - Marginally better benchmark scores; both are excellent
- Choose for Reliability - Higher uptime and faster response speeds
- Choose for Prototyping - Stronger community support and better developer experience
- Choose for Production - Wider enterprise adoption and proven at scale
| Capability | GPT-4 Turbo | Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input)differs | ||
| Function Calling | ||
| Streaming | ||
| JSON Mode | ||
| Reasoning | ||
| Web Search | ||
| Image Output |
GPT-4 Turbo
OpenAI
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Alibaba
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct saves you $52.52/month
That's 97% cheaper than GPT-4 Turbo at 1,000 tokens/request and 100 requests/day.
Assumes 60% input / 40% output token ratio per request. Actual costs may vary based on your usage pattern.
| Parameter | GPT-4 Turbo | Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Context Window | 128K | 262K |
| Max Output Tokens | 4,096 | 16,384 |
| Open Source | No | Yes |
| Created | Apr 9, 2024 | Sep 11, 2025 |