GPT-4 vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Compare GPT-4 by OpenAI against Qwen3 Coder Next by Qwen, context windows of 8K vs 262K, tested across 26 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
GPT-4
Qwen3 Coder Next
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Qwen3 Coder Next is 40x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
GPT-4
Input
$30.00
Output
$60.00
Qwen3 Coder Next
Input
$0.20
150× cheaper
Output
$1.50
40× cheaper
Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper on both — 150× input, 40× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
38%
Qwen3 Coder Next uses 85.8x more emoji
GPT-4
Qwen3 Coder Next
59%Vocabulary58%
18wSentence Length19w
1.10Hedging0.29
0.8Bold6.3
2.5Lists4.0
0.00Emoji0.86
0.00Headings0.92
0.45Transitions0.07
Based on 15 + 21 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
FAQ
