Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Compare Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) and Qwen3 Coder Next, both from Qwen, context windows of 1.0M vs 262K, tested across 37 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
Qwen3 Coder Next
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
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
Input
$0.40
Output
$4.00
Qwen3 Coder Next
Input
$0.20
2.0× cheaper
Output
$1.50
2.7× cheaper
Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper on both — 2.0× input, 2.7× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
87%
Qwen3 Coder Next uses 2.5x more emoji
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking)
Qwen3 Coder Next
54%Vocabulary58%
15wSentence Length19w
0.36Hedging0.29
7.0Bold6.3
4.6Lists4.0
0.34Emoji0.86
0.94Headings0.92
0.09Transitions0.07
Based on 18 + 21 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
FAQ
