Is Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) or DeepSeek R1 cheaper?

Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) is cheaper on output tokens ($1.43 vs $2.29 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) or DeepSeek R1?

Both models offer a similar context window.

Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) vs DeepSeek R1

Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) is cheaper on output tokens. Choose Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) or DeepSeek R1 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking)	DeepSeek R1
Provider	Alibaba (China)	Alibaba (China)
Input / 1M tokens	$0.14	$0.57
Output / 1M tokens	$1.43	$2.29
Context window	131K	131K
Parameters	—	671B
Open weights	Yes	No
Released	Sep 2025	Jan 2025

Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) details →DeepSeek R1 details →

FAQ

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