Phi-4 Mini Instruct vs Qwen3 Max Thinking (Preview)

Phi-4 Mini Instruct vs Qwen3 Max Thinking (Preview). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MicrosoftPhi-4 Mini InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
6.30
Total cost
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AlibabaQwen3 Max Thinking (Preview)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
16.30
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricPhi-4 Mini InstructQwen3 Max Thinking (Preview)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)6.316.3+158.7% Qwen3 Max Thinking (P… is 2.6× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)11.89s46.30s+289.4% Qwen3 Max Thinking (P… is 289.4% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.00 / $0.00$1.20 / $6.00
Input modalitiesNot reportedNot reported
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