Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking vs Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Compare Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking and Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B, both from Qwen, context windows of 66K vs 262K, tested across 53 shared challenges. Updated April 2026.
Which is better, Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking or Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B?
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking and Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B are both competitive models. Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking costs $0.15/M input tokens vs $0.6/M for Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B. Context windows: 66K vs 262K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking and Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking is made by qwen while Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B is from qwen. Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking has a 66K token context window compared to Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B's 262K. On pricing, Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking costs $0.15/M input tokens vs $0.6/M for Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B.
No community votes yet. On paper, Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B has the edge — bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
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