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  5. Qwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingvsSherlock Dash Alpha
Updated Nov 2025

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingvsSherlock Dash Alpha

Sherlock Dash Alpha is the newer model, released after Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking.

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking and Sherlock Dash Alpha compared across 34 shared prompts
SpecQwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingSherlock Dash Alpha
Input price$0.15/M tokens—
Output price$1.5/M tokens—
Context window66K tokens—
WeightsOpen—
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2025Nov 2025
Our Verdict
Sherlock Dash Alpha
Sherlock Dash Alpha
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Sherlock Dash Alpha has the edge: bigger model tier, newer.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Input
$0.15
Output
$1.50
Sherlock Dash Alpha
Input
—
Output
—
Where to run it

2 hosts

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Alibaba Cloud$0.15 in·$1.20 out·131k·98.9% upGoogle Vertex AI$0.15 in·$1.20 out·262k·100% up
Sherlock Dash Alpha

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
52%

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking uses 54.8x more emoji

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Sherlock Dash Alpha
56%Vocabulary72%
16wSentence Length11w
0.32Hedging0.12
5.1Bold5.2
3.9Lists4.7
0.92Emoji0.02
0.75Headings0.97
0.08Transitions0.32
Based on 27 + 14 text responses
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