Qwen3 235B A22B vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
| Characteristic | Qwen3 235B A22B | Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Alibaba | Alibaba |
| Release Date | April 28, 2025 | September 9, 2025 |
| Parameters | 235B | 80B |
| Multimodal | No | No |
| Context (input) | 128K | 66K |
| Context (output) | 128K | 66K |
| Input Price / 1M | $0.20 | $0.15 |
| Output Price / 1M | $0.60 | $1.50 |
| Average Score | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Verdict
Qwen3 235B A22B leads in 2 out of 4 comparison categories.
Overall Performance
Both models show comparable average scores: Qwen3 235B A22B — 0.9, Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct — 0.9.
API Cost
Qwen3 235B A22B is 2.1x cheaper: input $0.20/1M vs $0.15/1M tokens.
Context Window
Qwen3 235B A22B supports a larger context: 128K vs 66K tokens.
Recency
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is newer: released 9/9/2025 vs 4/28/2025.
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