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Qwen3 Max vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Qwen3 Max wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Better at math

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Has reasoning mode
Price Advantage
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Benchmark Advantage
Qwen3 Max
Context Window
Qwen3 Max
Speed
Qwen3 Max

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureQwen3 MaxQwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyQwen3 MaxQwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
LicenseProprietaryOpen Source
AuthorQwenQwen
ReleasedSep 2025Sep 2025

Qwen3 Max Modalities

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Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking has cheaper input pricing at $0.10/M tokens. Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking has cheaper output pricing at $0.30/M tokens.
Qwen3 Max has a 262,144 token context window, while Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking has a 128,000 token context window.
Qwen3 Max does not support vision. Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking does not support vision.