Phi-4 vs Qwen3 14B: the real cost to run each

The honest, $0-markup cost to run Phi-4 (Microsoft, 14B) and Qwen3 14B (Qwen, 14.8B), side by side — free on your own machine, on your own rented GPU at the vendor's price, or via your own API key.

Phi-4 vs Qwen3 14B — cost comparison

Phi-4Qwen3 14B
Parameters14B14.8B
Context window16.4K41K
LicenseCommercial OKCommercial OK
VRAM to run~13 GB (Q4_K_M)~13 GB (Q4_K_M)
Rent a GPU$0.26/hr$0.26/hr
Your API key$0.21/1M (est.)$0.22/1M (est.)

Which should you pick?

VRAM, size, context and license are facts from the catalog and the shared cost engine; API prices are real where we have them (labeled "est." otherwise). We don't rank model quality or quote benchmarks here.

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