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Microsoft vs Qwen

Compare all Microsoft and Qwen models — pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Overview

Microsoft

Models
7
Cheapest Input
$0.05
Max Context
131K
Top Intelligence
33.1

Qwen

Models
86
Cheapest Input
$0.03
Max Context
1.0M
Top Intelligence
40.1

Flagship Model Comparison

WizardLM-2 8x22BvsQwen3.5 397B A17B
MetricWizardLM-2 8x22BQwen3.5 397B A17B
Input $/1M tokens$0.62$0.39
Output $/1M tokens$0.62$0.90
Context Window66K262K
Intelligence33.140.1
CodingN/A37.4
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All Models Pricing

Microsoft Models

ModelInput/1MOutput/1MContext
WizardLM-2 8x22B $0.62 $0.6266K
Phi-3 Medium 128K Instruct $1.00 $1.00128K
Phi-3 Mini 128K Instruct $0.10 $0.10128K
Phi 4 $0.06 $0.1416K
Phi 4 Multimodal Instruct $0.05 $0.10131K
Phi 4 Reasoning Plus $0.07 $0.3532K
Phi-3.5 Mini 128K Instruct $0.10 $0.10128K

Qwen Models

ModelInput/1MOutput/1MContext
Qwen3.5 397B A17B $0.39 $0.90262K
Qwen3.5-27B $0.20 $1.56262K
Qwen3.5-122B-A10B $0.26 $2.08262K
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct $0.04 $0.1033K
Qwen3 Max Thinking $0.78 $3.90262K
Qwen3.5-35B-A3B $0.16 $1.00262K
Qwen3 Coder Next $0.12 $0.75262K
Qwen3.5 9B $0.05 $0.15262K
Qwen2.5-VL 7B Instruct $0.20 $0.2033K
Qwen3 Max $1.20 $6.00262K
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 $0.07 $0.10262K
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (exacto) $0.22 $0.90262K
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct $0.20 $0.88262K
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct $0.09 $0.78262K
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct $0.07 $0.27160K
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct $0.10 $0.42131K
Qwen3 235B A22B $0.40 $0.80131K
Qwen-Max $1.04 $4.1633K
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct $0.13 $0.52131K
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct $0.12 $0.3933K
QwQ 32B $0.15 $0.4033K
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 $0.09 $0.30262K
Qwen3 32B $0.08 $0.2441K
Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct $0.08 $0.20131K
Qwen2.5 VL 32B Instruct $0.20 $0.60128K
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct $0.20 $0.2033K
Qwen3 14B $0.06 $0.2041K
Qwen3 30B A3B $0.08 $0.2841K
Qwen3 4B $0.20 $0.2041K
Qwen-Turbo $0.03 $0.13131K
Qwen2 72B Instruct $0.90 $0.9033K
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct $0.90 $0.9066K
Qwen3 8B $0.05 $0.2041K
Qwen2.5 Coder 7B Instruct $0.03 $0.0933K
Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 $0.05 $0.3033K
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking $0.10 $0.30128K
Qwen2 VL 2B Instruct $0.10 $0.1033K
Qwen2.5 1.5B Instruct $0.10 $0.1033K
Qwen2.5 Coder 3B Instruct $0.10 $0.1033K
Qwen2.5 Coder 3B $0.10 $0.1033K
Qwen2.5 VL 3B Instruct $0.10 $0.10128K
Qwen1.5 0.5B $0.10 $0.1033K
Qwen1.5 0.5B Chat $0.10 $0.1033K
Qwen3.5-Flash $0.10 $0.401.0M
Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 $0.11 $0.60262K
Qwen3 VL 8B Thinking $0.12 $1.36131K
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking $0.13 $0.60131K
Qwen VL Plus $0.14 $0.41131K
Qwen3 Coder Flash $0.20 $0.971.0M
Qwen2.5 Coder 7B $0.20 $0.2033K
Qwen2.5 Coder 14B Instruct $0.20 $0.2033K
Qwen2 VL 7B Instruct $0.20 $0.20131K
Qwen2 7B Instruct $0.20 $0.2033K
CodeQwen 1.5 7B $0.20 $0.2066K
Qwen2.5 14B $0.20 $0.20131K
Qwen2.5 7B $0.20 $0.20131K
Qwen2.5 Coder 0.5B $0.20 $0.2033K
Qwen2.5 Coder 0.5B Instruct $0.20 $0.2033K
Qwen2.5 Coder 14B $0.20 $0.2033K
Qwen2.5 Coder 1.5B $0.20 $0.2033K
Qwen3 0.6B $0.20 $0.2041K
Qwen3 4B Instruct 2507 $0.20 $0.20262K
Qwen2.5 Coder 1.5B Instruct $0.20 $0.2033K
Qwen3 1.7B $0.20 $0.20131K
Qwen2.5 14B Instruct $0.20 $0.2033K
Qwen2.5 0.5B Instruct $0.20 $0.2033K
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) $0.26 $0.781.0M
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking $0.26 $0.90131K
Qwen3.5 Plus $0.26 $1.561.0M
Qwen1.5 14B Chat $0.30 $0.3033K
Qwen-Plus $0.40 $1.201.0M
Qwen2 VL 72B Instruct $0.45 $0.45131K
Qwen3 Coder Plus $0.65 $3.251.0M
Qwen VL Max $0.80 $3.20131K
Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct $0.80 $0.8033K
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct 128K $0.90 $0.90131K
Qwen3 Coder 480B Instruct BF16 $0.90 $0.90262K
Qwen2.5 72B $0.90 $0.90131K
Qwen 1.5 72B Chat $0.90 $0.9033K
Qwen2.5 32B $0.90 $0.90131K
Qwen2.5 32B Instruct $0.90 $0.90128K
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B $0.90 $0.9033K
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct 32K RoPE $0.90 $0.9033K
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct 64K $0.90 $0.9066K
Qwen2.5 Math 72B Instruct $0.90 $0.904K
QwQ 32B Preview $0.90 $0.9033K

Benchmark Comparison

Best Scores by Provider

BenchmarkMicrosoftQwen
Intelligence
33.1
WizardLM-2 8x22B
40.1
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Coding
11.2
Phi 4
37.4
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Math
18.0
Phi 4
82.3
Qwen3 Max Thinking
MMLU Pro
71.4
Phi 4
83.8
Qwen3 Max
GPQA
57.5
Phi 4
86.1
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
LiveCodeBench
23.1
Phi 4
68.4
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Aider
44.4
WizardLM-2 8x22B
72.9
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct
AIME
14.3
Phi 4
72.7
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507
BBH
48.6
WizardLM-2 8x22B
35.9
Qwen2.5-VL 7B Instruct

Capabilities

CapabilityMicrosoftQwen
Vision✓ ✓ (23 models)
Tool Calls✓ (7 models)✓ (69 models)
Reasoning✓ (2 models)✓ (24 models)
Audio Input——
Audio Output——
PDF Input——
Web Search—✓ (2 models)
Prompt Caching—✓ (13 models)
Open Source Models✓ (7 models)✓ (70 models)

Model-Level Comparisons

Compare specific models head-to-head:

WizardLM-2 8x22BvsQwen3.5 397B A17B
WizardLM-2 8x22BvsQwen3.5-27B
WizardLM-2 8x22BvsQwen3.5-122B-A10B
Phi-3 Medium 128K InstructvsQwen3.5 397B A17B
Phi-3 Medium 128K InstructvsQwen3.5-27B
Phi-3 Medium 128K InstructvsQwen3.5-122B-A10B
Phi-3 Mini 128K InstructvsQwen3.5 397B A17B
Phi-3 Mini 128K InstructvsQwen3.5-27B
Phi-3 Mini 128K InstructvsQwen3.5-122B-A10B

Frequently Asked Questions

Microsoft has 7 models while Qwen has 86 models available through API providers.
Microsoft's cheapest model starts at $0.05/M input tokens, while Qwen's cheapest starts at $0.03/M input tokens.
It depends on your needs. Compare specific models from each provider using the head-to-head comparisons above. Consider factors like pricing, benchmark performance, context window size, and supported capabilities.

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