OpenAI o4 Mini High vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Compare OpenAI o4 Mini High by OpenAI against Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct by Qwen, context windows of 200K vs 66K, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
OpenAI o4 Mini High
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
OpenAI o4 Mini High
Input
$1.10
Output
$4.40
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Input
$0.15
7.3× cheaper
Output
$1.50
2.9× cheaper
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct is cheaper on both — 7.3× input, 2.9× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
35%
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct uses 576.3x more bold
OpenAI o4 Mini High
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
70%Vocabulary52%
18wSentence Length16w
0.33Hedging0.20
0.0Bold5.8
1.3Lists3.7
0.02Emoji0.59
0.00Headings0.96
0.04Transitions0.05
Based on 14 + 20 text responses
Research
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