How much does Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct cost?

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct costs $0.09 per million input tokens and $1.10 per million output tokens. For a typical conversation (~2,000 tokens), that's approximately $0.001 per message.

What benchmarks has Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct been tested on?

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct has been evaluated on 26 benchmarks. Top scores: Chatbot Arena Elo — Overall: 1399.0, OpenCompass — IFEval: 87.6, OpenCompass — MMLU-Pro: 81.3.

Is Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct open source?

Yes, Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct is open source.

How does Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct compare to Qwen3 Max?

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct has an average score of 49.2 while Qwen3 Max scores 49.2. Qwen3 Max slightly outperforms Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct overall. Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct costs $0.09/1M input vs Qwen3 Max at $0.78/1M input. See full comparison →

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Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct

Name: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct · benchmarks, pricing and providers
Creator: BenchGecko

by Alibaba Qwen · Released Sep 2025

Open Source

49.2

avg score

Rank #150

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Better than 52% of all models

Context

262K tokens (~131 books)

Input $/1M

$0.09

Output $/1M

$1.10

Type

text

License

Open Source

Benchmarks

26 tested

Data as of 2026-10-05

About

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is an instruction-tuned chat model in the Qwen3-Next series optimized for fast, stable responses without “thinking” traces. It targets complex tasks across reasoning, code generation, knowledge QA, and multilingual...

Tested on 26 benchmarks · BenchGecko score 49.2. Top scores: Chatbot Arena Elo — Overall (1399.0%), OpenCompass — IFEval (87.6%), OpenCompass — MMLU-Pro (81.3%).

Looking for similar performance at lower cost?
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Capabilities

coding

44.3

#121 globally

reasoning

52.3

#76 globally

math

69.7

#48 globally

knowledge

52.9

#105 globally

speed

27.7

#92 globally

language

57.7

#111 globally

Benchmark Scores

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Tested on 26 benchmarks · Ranked across 7 categories

Score Distribution (all 312 models)

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codingCompare coding →

LiveBench — Coding

Regularly refreshed coding problems that avoid data contamination. New problems added monthly to prevent memorization.

68.2·

OpenCompass — LiveCodeBenchV6

OpenCompass Live Code Bench v6. Fresh competitive programming problems to evaluate code generation without memorization.

54.8·

LiveBench — Agentic Coding

LiveBench coding tasks that require multi-step reasoning and tool use. Tests planning and execution of complex coding workflows.

10.0·

reasoningCompare reasoning →

LiveBench — Reasoning

Regularly refreshed reasoning problems testing logical deduction, spatial reasoning, and analytical thinking.

54.8·

LiveBench — Data Analysis

Fresh data analysis tasks testing ability to interpret tables, charts, and statistical data.

49.8·

mathCompare math →

LiveBench — Mathematics

Regularly updated math problems that test numerical reasoning, algebra, calculus, and combinatorics.

70.2·

OpenCompass — AIME2025

OpenCompass evaluation on AIME 2025 problems. Tests mathematical reasoning on fresh competition problems.

69.2·

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Model Family · Alibaba Qwen Qwen 3

Qwen3 14BApr 2025

39.2

$0.12/M in131Kctx6 benchmarks

Qwen3 235B A22BApr 2025

55.2+16.0

$0.46/M in(+0.34)131Kctx10 benchmarks

Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507Jul 2025

44.9-10.3

$0.09/M in(-0.36)262Kctx(+131K)22 benchmarks

Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507Jul 2025

55.3+10.4

$0.23/M in(+0.14)131Kctx(-131K)27 benchmarks

Qwen3 30B A3BApr 2025

34.0-21.3

$0.12/M in(-0.11)131Kctx9 benchmarks

Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507Jul 2025

40.1+6.1

$0.05/M in(-0.07)262Kctx(+131K)7 benchmarks

Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507Aug 2025

63.5+23.4

$0.20/M in(+0.15)82Kctx(-180K)6 benchmarks

Qwen3 32BApr 2025

47.8-15.7

$0.08/M in(-0.12)131Kctx(+49K)14 benchmarks

Qwen3 4B (free)Apr 2025

$0.00/M in(-0.08)41Kctx(-90K)

Qwen3 8BApr 2025

36.3-11.5

$0.12/M in(+0.12)131Kctx(+90K)12 benchmarks

Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B InstructJul 2025

$0.07/M in(-0.05)262Kctx(+131K)

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35BJul 2025

$0.30/M in(+0.23)262Kctx

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (free)Jul 2025

$0.00/M in(-0.30)1.0Mctx(+786K)3 benchmarks

Qwen3 Coder FlashSep 2025

$0.20/M in(+0.20)1.0Mctx(-49K)

Qwen3 Coder NextFeb 2026

$0.12/M in(-0.08)262Kctx(-738K)12 benchmarks

Qwen3 Coder PlusSep 2025

$0.65/M in(+0.53)1.0Mctx(+738K)

Qwen3 MaxSep 2025

49.2+12.9

$0.78/M in(+0.13)262Kctx(-738K)13 benchmarks

Qwen3 Max ThinkingFeb 2026

$0.78/M in262Kctx3 benchmarks

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B InstructSep 2025

49.2

$0.09/M in(-0.69)262Kctx26 benchmarks

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct (free)Sep 2025

$0.00/M in(-0.09)262Kctx3 benchmarks

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingSep 2025

56.8+7.6

$0.15/M in(+0.15)262Kctx20 benchmarks

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B InstructSep 2025

$0.21/M in(+0.06)262Kctx1 benchmark

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B ThinkingSep 2025

$0.40/M in(+0.19)131Kctx(-131K)1 benchmark

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B InstructOct 2025

$0.15/M in(-0.25)262Kctx(+131K)

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingOct 2025

$0.20/M in(+0.05)262Kctx

Qwen3 VL 32B InstructOct 2025

$0.10/M in(-0.10)131Kctx(-131K)

Qwen3 VL 8B InstructOct 2025

$0.12/M in(+0.01)262Kctx(+131K)

Qwen3 VL 8B ThinkingOct 2025

$0.18/M in(+0.06)131Kctx(-131K)

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Specifications

Typetext
Context262K tokens (~131 books)
ReleasedSep 2025
LicenseOpen Source
StatusActive
Cost / Message~$0.001

Available On

Alibaba Qwen$0.09

Frequently Asked Questions

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct is an open-source text AI model by Alibaba Qwen, released in September 2025. It has an average benchmark score of 49.2. Context window: 262K tokens.

Benchmarks

Chatbot Arena Elo — Overall OpenCompass — IFEval OpenCompass — MMLU-Pro Artificial Analysis · GPQA Diamond OpenCompass — GPQA-Diamond

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Key facts · as of 2026-10-05

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct by Alibaba Qwen. BenchGecko score 49.2, rank 149 of 312 scored models (normalized average of public benchmark scores).
List price $0.0900 input · $1.10 output per 1M tokens (as of 2026-10-05).
Sold by 5 providers (as of 2026-10-05): DeepInfra (fp8) $0.0900 in / $1.10 out · Alibaba $0.0975 in / $0.78 out · Parasail (fp8) $0.10 in / $1.10 out · Google $0.15 in / $1.20 out · Novita (bf16) $0.15 in / $1.50 out. Every provider

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