Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Compare Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking, both from Qwen, context windows of 1.0M vs 66K, tested across 37 shared challenges. Updated April 2026.
Which is better, Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) or Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking?
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking are both competitive models. Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) costs $0.4/M input tokens vs $0.15/M for Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking. Context windows: 1000K vs 66K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) is made by qwen while Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking is from qwen. Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) has a 1000K token context window compared to Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking's 66K. On pricing, Qwen Plus 0728 (thinking) costs $0.4/M input tokens vs $0.15/M for Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking.
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