Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
QWEN Developer Architecture Profile
Intelligence (ELO)1150Chatbot Arena Verified
Max Context131,072Tokens
API Cost / 1M$0.88Blended Prompt + Completion
Model Capabilities
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is a reasoning-first chat model in the Qwen3-Next line that outputs structured “thinking” traces by default. It’s designed for hard multi-step problems; math proofs, code synthesis/debugging, logic, and agentic planning, and reports strong results across knowledge, reasoning, coding, alignment, and multilingual evaluations. Compared with prior Qwen3 variants, it emphasizes stability under long chains of thought and efficient scaling during inference, and it is tuned to follow complex instructions while reducing repetitive or off-task behavior.
The model is suitable for agent frameworks and tool use (function calling), retrieval-heavy workflows, and standardized benchmarking where step-by-step solutions are required. It supports long, detailed completions and leverages throughput-oriented techniques (e.g., multi-token prediction) for faster generation. Note that it operates in thinking-only mode.
Granular Pricing Matrix
Input Tokens (Prompt)$0.10 / 1M
Output Tokens (Completion)$0.78 / 1M
Pricing data via OpenRouter. Sync: 3/16/2026
Evaluate Competitors
VS Engine MatchupQwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking vs ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-LiteVS Engine MatchupQwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking vs Qwen: Qwen3.5-35B-A3BVS Engine MatchupQwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking vs Qwen: Qwen3.5-FlashVS Engine MatchupQwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking vs MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5 (free)VS Engine MatchupQwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking vs MiniMax: MiniMax M2.5VS Engine MatchupQwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking vs StepFun: Step 3.5 Flash (free)