Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct vs Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B
Compare Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct and Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B, both from Qwen, context windows of 66K vs 262K, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B
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
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Input
$0.15
1.7× cheaper
Output
$1.50
1.3× cheaper
Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B
Input
$0.25
Output
$2.00
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct is cheaper on both — 1.7× input, 1.3× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
57%
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct uses 58.9x more emoji
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Qwen: Qwen3.5 35B A3B
52%Vocabulary51%
16wSentence Length15w
0.20Hedging0.39
5.8Bold6.8
3.7Lists4.8
0.59Emoji0.00
0.96Headings0.84
0.05Transitions0.14
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Research
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