Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is a model from Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team, released on September 10, 2025. It has a 262K-token context window and can generate up to 262K output tokens. API pricing is $0.09 per 1M input tokens and $1.1 per 1M output tokens. It ranks #120 of 220 models by Intelligence Score with a score of 20.1.
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is the first in the Qwen3-Next series, featuring groundbreaking architectural innovations. 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) achieving extreme low activation ratio, and Multi-Token Prediction for improved performance and faster inference. With 80B total parameters and only 3B activated, it outperforms Qwen3-32B-Base with 10% training cost and 10x throughput for 32K+ contexts. The model performs on par with Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 while excelling at ultra-long-context tasks up to 256K tokens (extensible to 1M with YaRN). Architecture: 48 layers, 15T training tokens, hybrid layout of 12*(3*(Gated DeltaNet->MoE)->(Gated Attention->MoE)).
Key specs
| Provider | Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team |
|---|---|
| Release date | 2025-09-10 |
| License | open source |
| Context window | 262K tokens |
| Max output | 262K tokens |
| Input price | $0.09 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $1.1 / 1M tokens |
| Intelligence Score | 20.1 |
| Coding index | 1.8 |
Quick answers
What is the context window of Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct has a context window of 262K tokens, with a maximum output of 262K tokens per response.
How much does Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct cost?
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct costs $0.09 per 1M input tokens and $1.1 per 1M output tokens through the API.
Is Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct open source?
Yes. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is an open model released under the open source license.
When was Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct released?
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team released Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct on September 10, 2025.
How does Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct compare to Claude Opus 5.5 (Reasoning)?
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct scores 20.1 on the Intelligence Score versus 60.5 for Claude Opus 5.5 (Reasoning), the current #1. Input pricing is $0.09 vs $4 per 1M tokens.
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