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GPT-5.4 Nano vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct

GPT-5.4 Nano (OpenAI) and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct (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, GPT-5.4 Nano holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#45 vs #58); Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct is cheaper per output token ($1.10/1M vs $1.25/1M); GPT-5.4 Nano offers the longer context window (400K vs 262K tokens); and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose GPT-5.4 Nano if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #45 against #58 (52.1 vs 43.4 points).
  • you need the longer context window — 400K tokens against 262K.
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1460 against 1446.
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 39.7 against 13.8.
  • you want the more recently listed model — GPT-5.4 Nano was listed 17 March 2026, Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct 11 September 2025.

Choose Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct if…

  • API cost matters — $1.10/1M output tokens against $1.25/1M.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.10/1M against $0.20/1M.
  • you want to self-host: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct ships open weights while GPT-5.4 Nano is api only.
  • you want provider choice — 5 listed API providers against 2.

GPT-5.4 Nano vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of GPT-5.4 Nano and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
FieldGPT-5.4 NanoOpenAIQwen3 Next 80B A3B InstructQwen
ModelCap Index position#45#58
Index score52.143.4
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.20$0.10
Output price / 1M tokens$1.25$1.10
Context window400K tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens128K262K
API providers listed25
Weight accessAPI onlyOpen weights
Input modalitiesFile, Image, TextText
First listed17 March 202611 September 2025
PublisherOpenAIQwen

Evidence: 4 public benchmark observations across 4 boards · 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: GPT-5.4 Nano vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct

Public benchmark boards where GPT-5.4 Nano or Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct has a published result
BoardGPT-5.4 NanoQwen3 Next 80B A3B InstructLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14601454–1466High14461437–1454GPT-5.4 Nano
ARC-AGI-2ARC Prize Foundation5.7%X-High—Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis39.7intelligence-index13.8intelligence-indexGPT-5.4 Nano

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-5.4 Nano vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct: common questions

Is GPT-5.4 Nano better than Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct?

GPT-5.4 Nano ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 18 August 2026: #45 against #58. 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-5.4 Nano cheaper than Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct?

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens: $1.10/1M against $1.25/1M. Input tokens are $0.20/1M for GPT-5.4 Nano and $0.10/1M for Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, GPT-5.4 Nano or Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct?

GPT-5.4 Nano has the larger context window: 400K tokens against 262K.

Which is better for coding, GPT-5.4 Nano or Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct?

Arena coding: GPT-5.4 Nano 1460, Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct 1446 — GPT-5.4 Nano leads.

Are GPT-5.4 Nano and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct open-weight models?

GPT-5.4 Nano: API only. Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct: 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-5.4 Nano and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct?

ModelCap currently lists 2 API providers for GPT-5.4 Nano and 5 for Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this GPT-5.4 Nano vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct 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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