Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 4.6 at $0.15/M vs $3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $3/M tokens | $0.15/M tokens |
| Output price | $15/M tokens | $1.5/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 66K tokens |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Sep 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Sonnet 4.6 has the edge: newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct costs 10x less per token.
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct is cheaper on both — 20× input, 10× output
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct uses 3.1x more emoji
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct is cheaper than Claude Sonnet 4.6 at $0.15/M vs $3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $3/M tokens | $0.15/M tokens |
| Output price | $15/M tokens | $1.5/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 66K tokens |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Sep 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Sonnet 4.6 has the edge: newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct costs 10x less per token.
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct is cheaper on both — 20× input, 10× output
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct uses 3.1x more emoji