Qwen3-Coder Next vs gpt-oss-20b
Qwen3-Coder Next scores higher on the intelligence index — 10 against 9. gpt-oss-20b is the smaller download at 12 GB, so it runs on cheaper hardware.
| Qwen3-Coder Next | gpt-oss-20b | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 10 | 9 |
| Class | Below every hosted tier | Below every hosted tier |
| Weights | 48 GB | 12 GB |
| Quantisation | Q4_K_M | MXFP4 |
| Parameters | 79.7B (3B active) | 20.9B (3.6B active) |
| Max context | 256k | 128k |
| API price per 1M | $0.12 in / $0.8 out | $0.02 in / $0.1 out |
| Licence | Apache 2.0 | Apache 2.0 |
| Cheapest machine that runs it | Strix Halo Framework Desktop, 128GB $3,449 | Mac mini M6, 24GB $1,099 |
| Summarising | not rated | good |
| Translation | not rated | usable |
| Everyday coding | not rated | good |
| Reasoning & maths | not rated | usable |
| Agentic work | not rated | usable |
Ratings are coarse on purpose. Speeds and pay-back depend on the machine — open either model's page for the full list, or see both against the frontier. Context is 32k throughout.