Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
The Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct model is a text-based AI system developed by Qwen. It can process inputs of up to 262144 tokens and generate outputs with a maximum of 16384 completion tokens. The model supports only text input modalities. Considering its price point, the Qwen3 model may be suitable for users who require high-capacity text processing without supporting tools or reasoning capabilities. At $0.09 per million input tokens and $1.10 per million output tokens, it is a relatively expensive option. Its blended benchmark score of 11.8 across one independent benchmark indicates that its performance is in the middle range compared to other models.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 10.9 across 1 benchmark, last refreshed 2026-09-23. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 15.9 |
- Model ID
- qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instruct
- Vendor
- qwen
- Released
- September 2025
- Tokenizer
- Qwen3
- Input Modalities
- text
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 16,384 tokens
- Tool Calling
- ✓ supported
- Structured Output
- ✓ supported
- Reasoning Mode
- not supported
- Vision
- text only
- Audio
- no
- Moderated
- no
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $0.09/M input and $1.10/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | under $0.01 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $0.10 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $2.65 |
Price & spec history
Tracked daily by PicksByModel since 2026-07-17.
| Date | Input /M | Output /M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | $0.09 | $1.10 | 262,144 |
| 2026-08-22 | $0.10 | $1.10 | 262,144 |
| 2026-08-19 | $0.09 | $1.10 | 262,144 |
| 2026-08-14 | $0.10 | $1.10 | 262,144 |
| 2026-08-04 | $0.09 | $1.10 | 262,144 |
| 2026-07-25 | $0.10 | $1.10 | 262,144 |
| 2026-07-23 | $0.15 | $1.20 | 262,144 |
| 2026-07-22 | $0.10 | $1.10 | 262,144 |
| 2026-07-21 | $0.10 | $0.78 | 262,144 |
| 2026-07-17 | $0.10 | $1.10 | 262,144 |
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Quick answers
- How much does Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct cost?
- $0.09 per million input tokens and $1.10 per million output tokens.
- What is Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct's context window?
- 262,144 tokens, roughly 393 pages of text in a single request.
- Does Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct support tool calling?
- It supports tool calling, structured output.
- Can Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct process images?
- No, it is text-only on the input side.