Grok 3 vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Compare Grok 3 by xAI against Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct by Qwen, context windows of 128K vs 66K, tested across 53 shared challenges. Updated May 2026.
Which is better, Grok 3 or Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct?
Grok 3 and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct are both competitive models. Context windows: 128K vs 66K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Grok 3 and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Grok 3 is made by xai while Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct is from qwen. Grok 3 has a 128K token context window compared to Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct's 66K.
API pricing
Per 1M tokens
Grok 3
Input
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Output
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Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Input
$0.15
Output
$1.50
Our Verdict
Grok 3
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B InstructRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, Grok 3 has the edge — bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Too close to call
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
38%
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct uses 14.9x more emoji
Grok 3
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
49%Vocabulary52%
18wSentence Length16w
0.94Hedging0.20
2.5Bold5.8
3.0Lists3.7
0.04Emoji0.59
0.65Headings0.96
0.08Transitions0.05
Based on 17 + 20 text responses
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