Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct vs Qwen3.5 35B A3B
Compare Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct and 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
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
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
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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