Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct vs Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Compare Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct and Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B, both from Qwen, context windows of 66K vs 262K, tested across 54 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Qwen: Qwen3.6 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
1.1× cheaper
Output
$1.50
Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Input
$0.16
Output
$0.97
1.6× cheaper
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct wins input (1.1× cheaper)·Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B wins output (1.6× cheaper)
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
60%
Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B uses 2.7x more emoji
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Qwen: Qwen3.6 35B A3B
52%Vocabulary59%
16wSentence Length15w
0.20Hedging0.31
5.8Bold4.9
3.7Lists2.7
0.59Emoji1.60
0.96Headings0.75
0.05Transitions0.05
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Research
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