Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is an instruction-tuned model in the Qwen3-Next series, optimized for delivering fast, stable, and direct final answers without showing its reasoning steps ("thinking traces"). Unlike chain-of-thought models, it focuses on generating consistent, instruction-following outputs, making it ideal for production environments. It excels at complex tasks like reasoning and coding while maintaining high throughput and stability, especially with ultra-long inputs and multi-turn dialogues. Engineered for efficiency, its performance rivals larger Qwen3 systems, making it perfectly suited for RAG, tool use, and agentic workflows where deterministic results are critical.
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Compare Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct from Qwen and Qwen3.8 Max Preview from Qwen on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.
Qwen 3.8 Max Preview(Qwen3.8-Max-Preview) is the latest-generation foundation model in the Qwen family, packing 2.4T parameters and still evolving. Compared with the previous flagship Qwen 3.7 Max, it delivers major gains in core capabilities like Coding and Cowork (professional productivity), with world-leading performance on complex, long-horizon tasks such as full-stack development, data analysis, and Office workflows. Launch offer: Credits are consumed at just 20% of the standard rate, effectively 5× your usage. Limited time only.
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FAQ
Which is cheaper: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct, Qwen3.8 Max Preview?
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct: $0.55/M output tokens; Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.01/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
How do their coding arena scores compare?
Qwen3.8 Max Preview: 1520; Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct: 1446 (LMArena coding leaderboard).
Which responds faster?
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct: 0.1s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.
How large is each context window?
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct accepts 256,000 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts 983,616 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 256,000 tokens on Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct and 131,072 tokens on Qwen3.8 Max Preview.
Which one generates tokens faster?
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct at 150.0 tok/s and Qwen3.8 Max Preview at 48.1 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct accepts text and image input and supports tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; Qwen3.8 Max Preview accepts text and image input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs, web search, long context and thinking.
Can I call Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct and Qwen3.8 Max Preview with the same API key?
Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.
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