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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team model product

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is the thinking variant of the Qwen3-Next series, featuring the same groundbreaking architecture as the instruct model.

Updated Aug 12, 2026. Default version: Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

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LLMBoard score40.9Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
Coverage100%22 benchmark families
Context window131.1KTokens
Official input price$0.50Alibaba API

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Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking Specifications

Technical details for the model's default version.

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

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking Capability Profile

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Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking category scores

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking Benchmark Results

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

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CFEval2,071 points0220.0%CAug 11, 2026
LiveBench 2024112576.6%031484.6%CAug 11, 2026
BFCL-v372.0%051977.8%CAug 11, 2026
Multi-IF77.8%052079.0%CAug 11, 2026
OJBench29.7%07925.0%CAug 11, 2026
WritingBench84.6%091542.9%CAug 11, 2026
Arena-Hard v262.3%101640.0%CAug 11, 2026
PolyMATH56.3%102359.1%CAug 11, 2026
TAU-bench Retail69.6%112558.3%CAug 11, 2026
Tau2 Airline60.5%122350.0%CAug 11, 2026
MMLU-ProX78.7%133261.3%CAug 11, 2026
Include78.9%143156.7%CAug 11, 2026
TAU-bench Airline49.0%152336.4%CAug 11, 2026
HMMT2573.9%162537.5%CAug 11, 2026
SuperGPQA60.8%163454.5%CAug 11, 2026
MMLU-Redux92.5%184863.8%CAug 11, 2026
Tau2 Retail67.8%222616.0%CAug 11, 2026
IFEval88.9%236565.6%CAug 11, 2026
MMLU-Pro82.7%3212975.8%CAug 11, 2026
Tau2 Telecom43.9%32358.8%CAug 11, 2026
LiveCodeBench v668.7%335338.5%CAug 11, 2026
AIME 202587.8%5311454.0%CAug 11, 2026
GPQA77.2%9923457.9%CAug 11, 2026

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking Arena Results

Preference and agent-evaluation results for the default version.

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textoverall1601367.413,759N/AAug 10, 2026
text style controloverall1731369.013,759N/AAug 10, 2026

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking Runtime Performance

Provider-specific output speed and catalog latency for Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking. 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 Thinking Pricing

Official vendor API pricing appears first, followed by individual provider offers.

Official API
$0.50 input, $6 output per 1M
Official provider
Alibaba
Lowest third-party
From $0.149 input, $1.2 output per 1M via Cortecs
Tracked offerings
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Alibaba (China)qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinkingglobal$0.144$1.43131.1KAug 11, 2026
Cortecsqwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinkingglobal$0.149$1.2128KAug 11, 2026
Nebius Token FactoryQwen/Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinkingglobal$0.15$1.2128KAug 11, 2026
NanoGPTqwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinkingglobal$0.15$0.65256KAug 11, 2026
LLM Gatewayqwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinkingglobal$0.15$1.2131.1KAug 11, 2026
Kilo Gatewayqwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinkingglobal$0.15$1.2262.1KAug 11, 2026
Merge Gatewayqwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinkingglobal$0.15$1.2131.1KAug 11, 2026
Vercel AI Gatewayalibaba/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinkingglobal$0.15$1.2131.1KAug 11, 2026
NovitaAIqwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinkingglobal$0.15$1.5131.1KAug 11, 2026
OpenRouterqwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinkingglobal$0.15$1.2262.1KAug 11, 2026
Jiekou.AIqwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinkingglobal$0.15$1.565.5KAug 11, 2026
Hugging FaceQwen/Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinkingglobal$0.30$2262.1KAug 11, 2026
Alibabaqwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinkingglobal$0.50$6131.1KAug 11, 2026

Official prices use only the vendor's configured official Provider and positive standard USD PAYG rates. Third-party offers remain explicitly labeled.

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking Versions

Available versions of this model. The score column identifies the version used in the overall ranking.

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Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-ThinkingSep 10, 202540.980B131.1K32.8KYesApache 2.0

What is Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking?

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

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is the thinking variant of the Qwen3-Next series, featuring the same groundbreaking architecture as the instruct model. Leveraging GSPO, it addresses stability and efficiency challenges of hybrid attention + high-sparsity MoE in RL training.

It uses Hybrid Attention combining Gated DeltaNet and Gated Attention for efficient ultra-long context modeling, High-Sparsity MoE with 512 experts (10 activated + 1 shared), and Multi-Token Prediction. 5-Flash-Thinking across multiple benchmarks.

Architecture: 48 layers, 15T training tokens, hybrid layout of 12*(3*(Gated DeltaNet->MoE)->(Gated Attention->MoE)). Supports only thinking mode with automatic <think> tag inclusion, may generate longer thinking content.

Data as of 2026-08-11.

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking vs nearby models

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FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking.

When was Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking released?

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

How much does Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking cost?

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking's official API price is $0.50 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens via Alibaba. The lowest tracked third-party offer starts at $0.149 input and $1.2 output via Cortecs.

Who created Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking?

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

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

The default version has a 131.1K token context window.

Is Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking open weight?

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

How many API providers offer Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking?

14 provider offerings are linked to the default version.

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

Nearby ranked alternatives include Command A+, GLM 4.5 Air, Qwen3.5 9B.