The honest, $0-markup cost to run gpt-oss-120b (OpenAI, 117B) and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct (Qwen, 81.3B), side by side — free on your own machine, on your own rented GPU at the vendor's price, or via your own API key.
| gpt-oss-120b | Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 117B | 81.3B |
| Context window | 131.1K | ✓ 262.1K |
| License | Commercial OK | Commercial OK |
| VRAM to run | ~80 GB (Q4_K_M) | ✓ ~56 GB (Q4_K_M) |
| Rent a GPU | $0.48/hr | ✓ $0.36/hr |
| Your API key | ✓ $0.09/1M | $0.60/1M |
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