Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking)
Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) is a reasoning model from Qwen released on Sep 1, 2025. It reads text and writes text, with a 131K token context window and up to 33K tokens per reply.
Show moreShow less
It costs $0.50 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens.
It supports tool calling and structured JSON output, and its weights are open, so you can host it yourself.
12 providers serve it, including Vercel AI Gateway, Hugging Face and Alibaba (China). The lowest input price is $0.144 per million tokens at Alibaba (China).
- Modalities
- In / out price
- $0.50 / $6 per 1M
- Context
- 131K
- Max output
- 33K
- Released
- Sep 1, 2025
- Knowledge cutoff
- Apr 2025
- Tool calling
- Structured output
- Reasoning
- Prompt caching
- Open weights
- Free to use
Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) pricing
USD, as listed on Oct 15, 2026. Most bills are input heavy, so the cached input rate matters as much as the headline price.
| Input | $0.50 / 1M tokens | |
|---|---|---|
| Output | $6 / 1M tokens |
Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) providers
12 providers serve it, including Vercel AI Gateway, Hugging Face and Alibaba (China). The lowest input price is $0.144 per million tokens at Alibaba (China). Each host sets its own price and limits, so the cheapest one is not always the one with the longest context.
| Provider | Input /M | Output /M | Cache read /M | Context | Max output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alibaba First party | $0.50 | $6 | – | 131K | 33K |
| Vercel AI Gateway | $0.15 | $1.20 | – | 262K | 262K |
| Hugging Face | $0.30 | $2 | – | 262K | 131K |
| Alibaba (China) | $0.144 | $1.43 | – | 131K | 33K |
| DevPass (LLM Gateway) | $0.15 | $1.20 | – | 131K | 33K |
| Jalapeno Cloud | $0.15 | $1.50 | – | 131K | 33K |
| Jiekou.AI | $0.15 | $1.50 | – | 66K | 66K |
| Kilo Gateway | $0.15 | $1.20 | – | 262K | 236K |
| LLM Gateway | $0.15 | $1.20 | – | 131K | 33K |
| Merge Gateway | $0.15 | $1.20 | – | 131K | 33K |
| NanoGPT | $0.15 | $0.65 | $0.075 | 256K | 33K |
| Qiniu | n/a | n/a | – | 131K | 33K |
What Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) costs per month
Pick a workload close to yours or type your own volumes.
Supported request parameters
What you can set when you call Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) through an OpenAI compatible API.
- Tools
tools - Structured outputs
structured_outputs - Reasoning
reasoning - Temperature
temperature
Alternatives to Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking)
Models that take the same inputs and call tools, closest in price, cheaper ones first.
- 1M context
Reads text, images and files. Tool calling, structured output, reasoning. Served by 29 providers.
by x-aiApr 17, 2026$1.25/M input tokens$2.50/M output tokens29 providers
- 1M context
Reads text, images and files. Tool calling, structured output, reasoning. Served by 11 providers.
by x-aiMar 9, 2026$1.25/M input tokens$2.50/M output tokens11 providers
- Index 40.9
Reads text, images, files, audio and video. Tool calling, structured output, reasoning. Served by 24 providers.
by googleSep 2, 20261.05M context$0.75/M input tokens$3.75/M output tokens24 providers
- 1.05M context
Reads text, images, files, audio and video. Tool calling, structured output, reasoning. Served by 25 providers.
by googleJul 9, 2026$0.75/M input tokens$3.75/M output tokens25 providers
- 1.05M context
Reads text. Tool calling, structured output, reasoning. Served by 14 providers.
by tencentAug 28, 2026$0.834/M input tokens$2.50/M output tokens14 providers
- 256K context
Reads text, images and files. Tool calling, structured output, reasoning. Served by 18 providers.
by x-aiApr 16, 2026$1/M input tokens$2/M output tokens18 providers
More from Qwen
- 262K context
Reads text and images. Tool calling, reasoning.
by qwenOct 5, 2026$0.10/M input tokens$0.60/M output tokens
- 262K context
Reads text and images. Tool calling, reasoning.
by qwenOct 5, 2026$0.10/M input tokens$0.60/M output tokens
- 262K context
Reads text and images. Tool calling, reasoning.
by qwenOct 5, 2026$0.10/M input tokens$0.60/M output tokens
- 262K context
Reads text and images. Tool calling, reasoning.
by qwenOct 5, 2026$0.10/M input tokens$0.60/M output tokens
- 262K context
Reads text and images. Tool calling, reasoning.
by qwenOct 5, 2026$0.10/M input tokens$0.60/M output tokens
- 262K context
Reads text and images. Tool calling, reasoning.
by qwenOct 5, 2026$0.10/M input tokens$0.60/M output tokens
Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) questions
How much does the Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) API cost?
$0.50 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens. The estimator on this page turns that into a monthly bill for your own workload.
What is the context window of Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking)?
131,072 tokens of input, and it can write up to 32,768 tokens in one reply. As a rough guide, a million tokens is around 750,000 English words.
Which providers serve Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking)?
12 providers serve it, including Vercel AI Gateway, Hugging Face and Alibaba (China). The lowest input price is $0.144 per million tokens at Alibaba (China). Prices differ by host, so the Providers table on this page lists each one with its input and output price.
Does Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) support tool calling?
Yes. It accepts tool definitions and can return JSON that matches a schema, which is what an agent needs to call your APIs.
Is Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) open source?
Its weights are published, so you can run it on your own hardware or a cloud of your choice. Read the license before commercial use.
When was Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) released?
Sep 1, 2025, with training data up to Apr 2025.
Catalog data from models.dev (MIT licensed), refreshed daily, last on Oct 15, 2026. The summary is written from these facts.
Building on Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking)?
I test your real tasks on it and the two closest alternatives, then ship the agent on whichever wins on cost and accuracy.
Book Meeting