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GPT-4 Turbo vs Qwen3 Coder Next

GPT-4 Turbo (OpenAI) and Qwen3 Coder Next (Qwen) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 18 August 2026

As of 18 August 2026, Qwen3 Coder Next holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#85 vs #172); Qwen3 Coder Next is 37.5× cheaper per output token ($0.80/1M vs $30.00/1M); Qwen3 Coder Next offers the longer context window (262K vs 128K tokens); and Qwen3 Coder Next ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose GPT-4 Turbo if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which GPT-4 Turbo leads Qwen3 Coder Next for this pair.

Choose Qwen3 Coder Next if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #85 against #172 (27.6 vs 20.9 points).
  • API cost matters — $0.80/1M output tokens against $30.00/1M, about 37.5× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.12/1M against $10.00/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 262K tokens against 128K.
  • you want to self-host: Qwen3 Coder Next ships open weights while GPT-4 Turbo is api only.
  • you want provider choice — 4 listed API providers against 1.
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 21.3 against 7.7.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Qwen3 Coder Next was listed 4 February 2026, GPT-4 Turbo 9 April 2024.

GPT-4 Turbo vs Qwen3 Coder Next: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of GPT-4 Turbo and Qwen3 Coder Next
FieldGPT-4 TurboOpenAIQwen3 Coder NextQwen
ModelCap Index position#172#85
Index score20.927.6
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$10.00$0.12
Output price / 1M tokens$30.00$0.80
Context window128K tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens4K262K
API providers listed14
Weight accessAPI onlyOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
First listed9 April 20244 February 2026
PublisherOpenAIQwen

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: GPT-4 Turbo vs Qwen3 Coder Next

Public benchmark boards where GPT-4 Turbo or Qwen3 Coder Next has a published result
BoardGPT-4 TurboQwen3 Coder NextLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13471340–1354—Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis7.7intelligence-index21.3intelligence-indexQwen3 Coder Next

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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GPT-4 Turbo vs Qwen3 Coder Next: common questions

Is GPT-4 Turbo better than Qwen3 Coder Next?

Qwen3 Coder Next ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 18 August 2026: #85 against #172. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is GPT-4 Turbo cheaper than Qwen3 Coder Next?

Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper on output tokens: $0.80/1M against $30.00/1M. Input tokens are $10.00/1M for GPT-4 Turbo and $0.12/1M for Qwen3 Coder Next. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, GPT-4 Turbo or Qwen3 Coder Next?

Qwen3 Coder Next has the larger context window: 262K tokens against 128K.

Which is better for coding, GPT-4 Turbo or Qwen3 Coder Next?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are GPT-4 Turbo and Qwen3 Coder Next open-weight models?

GPT-4 Turbo: API only. Qwen3 Coder Next: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run GPT-4 Turbo and Qwen3 Coder Next?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for GPT-4 Turbo and 4 for Qwen3 Coder Next, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this GPT-4 Turbo vs Qwen3 Coder Next comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 18 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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