DeepSeek R1 vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Compare DeepSeek R1 by DeepSeek against Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct by Qwen, context windows of 128K vs 66K, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
DeepSeek R1
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
DeepSeek R1
Input
$0.55
Output
$2.19
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Input
$0.15
3.7× cheaper
Output
$1.50
1.5× cheaper
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct is cheaper on both — 3.7× input, 1.5× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
47%
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct uses 13.6x more emoji
DeepSeek R1
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
62%Vocabulary52%
15wSentence Length16w
0.52Hedging0.20
8.0Bold5.8
5.7Lists3.7
0.04Emoji0.59
0.62Headings0.96
0.28Transitions0.05
Based on 22 + 20 text responses
Research
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