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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team model product

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base is the foundation model in the Qwen3-Next series, featuring revolutionary architectural innovations for ultimate training and inference efficiency.

Updated Aug 17, 2026. Default version: Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

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LLMBoard Score35.9Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Coverage100%24 benchmark families
Context window131.1KTokens
Official input price$0.50Alibaba API

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Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Capability Profile

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Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct LLMBoard score breakdown

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Benchmark Results

Benchmark scores for Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct.

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BenchmarkArena-Hard v2Score82.7%Rank02Participants16Percentile93.3%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkMultiPL-EScore87.8%Rank02Participants13Percentile91.7%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkWritingBenchScore87.3%Rank02Participants15Percentile92.9%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkLiveBench 20241125Score75.8%Rank04Participants14Percentile76.9%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkCreative Writing v3Score85.3%Rank08Participants13Percentile41.7%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkMulti-IFScore75.8%Rank09Participants23Percentile63.6%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkBFCL-v3Score70.3%Rank10Participants19Percentile50.0%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkIncludeScore78.9%Rank13Participants31Percentile60.0%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkAider-PolyglotScore49.8%Rank16Participants22Percentile28.6%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkMMLU-ProXScore76.7%Rank16Participants32Percentile51.6%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkPolyMATHScore45.9%Rank16Participants23Percentile31.8%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkTAU-bench AirlineScore44.0%Rank18Participants23Percentile22.7%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkSuperGPQAScore58.8%Rank19Participants34Percentile45.5%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkTAU-bench RetailScore60.9%Rank19Participants25Percentile25.0%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkHMMT25Score54.1%Rank21Participants25Percentile16.7%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkTau2 AirlineScore45.5%Rank22Participants23Percentile4.5%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkMMLU-ReduxScore90.9%Rank23Participants48Percentile53.2%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkTau2 RetailScore57.3%Rank25Participants26Percentile4.0%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkIFEvalScore87.6%Rank31Participants67Percentile54.5%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkTau2 TelecomScore13.2%Rank35Participants35Percentile0.0%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkLiveCodeBench v6Score56.6%Rank42Participants56Percentile25.4%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkMMLU-ProScore80.6%Rank56Participants134Percentile58.6%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkAIME 2025Score69.5%Rank90Participants115Percentile21.9%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026
BenchmarkGPQAScore72.9%Rank126Participants239Percentile47.5%EvidenceCEvaluatedAug 17, 2026

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Arena Results

Preference and agent-evaluation results for the default version.

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ArenatextCategoryoverallRank102Rating / score1418.7Votes23,009ObservationsN/AResult dateAug 12, 2026
Arenatext factualityCategoryoverallRank112Rating / score1418.4Votes7,699ObservationsN/AResult dateAug 12, 2026
Arenatext style controlCategoryoverallRank138Rating / score1400.9Votes23,009ObservationsN/AResult dateAug 12, 2026

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Pricing

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Official API
$0.50 input, $2 output per 1M
Official provider
Alibaba
Lowest third-party
From $0.09 input, $1.1 output per 1M via Deep Infra
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ProviderNvidiaProvider model IDqwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instructRegionglobalInput / 1MN/AOutput / 1MN/AContext262.1KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderDeep InfraProvider model IDQwen/Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-InstructRegionglobalInput / 1M$0.09Output / 1M$1.1Context262.1KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderKilo GatewayProvider model IDqwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instructRegionglobalInput / 1M$0.0975Output / 1M$0.78Context262.1KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderOpenRouterProvider model IDqwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instructRegionglobalInput / 1M$0.10Output / 1M$1.1Context262.1KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderCharm HyperProvider model IDqwen3-next-80b-a3b-instructRegionglobalInput / 1M$0.1175Output / 1M$1.14Context262.1KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderHeliconeProvider model IDqwen3-next-80b-a3b-instructRegionglobalInput / 1M$0.14Output / 1M$1.4Context262KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderAlibaba (China)Provider model IDqwen3-next-80b-a3b-instructRegionglobalInput / 1M$0.144Output / 1M$0.574Context131.1KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderMerge GatewayProvider model IDqwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instructRegionglobalInput / 1M$0.144Output / 1M$0.574Context131.1KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderNanoGPTProvider model IDqwen/Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-InstructRegionglobalInput / 1M$0.15Output / 1M$0.65Context256KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderJiekou.AIProvider model IDqwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instructRegionglobalInput / 1M$0.15Output / 1M$1.5Context65.5KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderNeonProvider model IDqwen3-next-80b-a3b-instructRegionglobalInput / 1M$0.15Output / 1M$1.2Context131.1KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderVercel AI GatewayProvider model IDalibaba/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instructRegionglobalInput / 1M$0.15Output / 1M$1.2Context131.1KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderEden AIProvider model IDqwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instructRegionglobalInput / 1M$0.15Output / 1M$1.2Context131.1KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderNovitaAIProvider model IDqwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instructRegionglobalInput / 1M$0.15Output / 1M$1.5Context131.1KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderLLM GatewayProvider model IDqwen3-next-80b-a3b-instructRegionglobalInput / 1M$0.15Output / 1M$1.2Context131.1KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderHugging FaceProvider model IDQwen/Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-InstructRegionglobalInput / 1M$0.25Output / 1M$1Context262.1KUpdatedAug 17, 2026
ProviderAlibabaProvider model IDqwen3-next-80b-a3b-instructRegionglobalInput / 1M$0.50Output / 1M$2Context131.1KUpdatedAug 17, 2026

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Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Runtime Performance

Provider-specific output speed and catalog latency for Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct. Runtime does not affect the capability score.

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Output Speed is generated output tokens received per second. Catalog latency is reported separately from observed provider TTFT.

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Specifications

Technical details for the model's default version.

Version
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Released
Sep 10, 2025
Knowledge cutoff
Apr 1, 2025
Parameters
80B
Context window
131.1K
Max output
32.8K
Inputs
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Outputs
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Open weights
Yes
License
Apache 2.0

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Versions

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VersionQwen3-Next-80B-A3B-BaseReleasedSep 10, 2025LLMBoardN/AParameters80BContextN/AMax outputN/AOpen weightsNoLicenseApache 2.0
VersionQwen3-Next-80B-A3B-InstructReleasedSep 10, 2025LLMBoard35.9Parameters80BContext131.1KMax output32.8KOpen weightsYesLicenseApache 2.0

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What is Qwen3 Next 80B A3B?

Key information about Qwen3 Next 80B A3B and its available data.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base is the foundation model in the Qwen3-Next series, featuring revolutionary architectural innovations for ultimate training and inference efficiency. 7% activation ratio), and native Multi-Token Prediction for faster inference.

With 80B total parameters and only ~3B activated per inference step, it achieves performance comparable to Qwen3-32B while using less than 10% training cost and delivering 10x+ throughput for 32K+ contexts.

Trained on 15T tokens with training-stability-friendly designs including Zero-Centered RMSNorm and normalized MoE router parameters. Supports 256K context length, extensible to 1M tokens with YaRN scaling.

Data as of 2026-08-17.

FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3 Next 80B A3B.

When was Qwen3 Next 80B A3B released?

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B's default version was released on Sep 10, 2025.

How much does Qwen3 Next 80B A3B cost?

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B's official API price is $0.50 per million input tokens and $2 per million output tokens via Alibaba. The lowest tracked third-party offer starts at $0.09 input and $1.1 output via Deep Infra.

Who created Qwen3 Next 80B A3B?

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B was created by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

What is the context window for Qwen3 Next 80B A3B?

The default version has a 131.1K token context window.

Is Qwen3 Next 80B A3B open weight?

Yes. The default version is marked as open weight under Apache 2.0.

How many API providers offer Qwen3 Next 80B A3B?

18 provider offerings are linked to the default version.

What models should I compare Qwen3 Next 80B A3B with?

Nearby ranked alternatives include MiniMax M1 80K, LongCat Flash Chat, o1.