Is Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) or Qwen-VL Max cheaper?

Qwen-VL Max is cheaper on output tokens ($3.20 vs $6.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) or Qwen-VL Max?

Both models offer a similar context window.

Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) vs Qwen-VL Max

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

Spec	Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking)	Qwen-VL Max
Provider	Alibaba	Alibaba
Input / 1M tokens	$0.50	$0.80
Output / 1M tokens	$6.00	$3.20
Context window	131K	131K
Parameters	—	7B
Open weights	Yes	No
Released	Sep 2025	Apr 2024

Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) details →Qwen-VL Max details →

FAQ

Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.