DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
| Characteristic | DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) | Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Company | DeepSeek | Alibaba |
| Release Date | November 30, 2025 | September 9, 2025 |
| Parameters | 685B | 80B |
| Multimodal | No | No |
| Context (input) | 131K | 66K |
| Context (output) | 66K | 66K |
| Input Price / 1M | $0.28 | $0.15 |
| Output Price / 1M | $0.42 | $1.50 |
| Average Score | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Verdict
DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) leads in 3 out of 4 comparison categories.
Overall Performance
Both models show comparable average scores: DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) — 0.9, Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct — 0.9.
API Cost
DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) is 2.4x cheaper: input $0.28/1M vs $0.15/1M tokens.
Context Window
DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) supports a larger context: 131K vs 66K tokens.
Recency
DeepSeek-V3.2 (Thinking) is newer: released 11/30/2025 vs 9/9/2025.
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