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

Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) has the larger context window (131K tokens).

Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) vs Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct

Q: Is Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) or Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct cheaper?

Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) and Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct have comparable output pricing.

Both have similar output pricing, while Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) or Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking)	Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct
Provider	Jalapeno Cloud	Jalapeno Cloud
Input / 1M tokens	$0.15	$0.15
Output / 1M tokens	$1.50	$1.50
Context window	131K	129K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Sep 2025	Sep 2025

Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) details →Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct details →

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