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Beam 1.0 vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Comparing Beam 1.0 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Reflection AI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Beam 1.0 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Beam 1.0

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

  • you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Beam 1.0
Reflection AI
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.40 / M
— / M
Output price
$1.20 / M
— / M
Context window
1,048,576
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Individual benchmarks

22 reported for Beam 1.0 · 0 for Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

No common benchmarks found

Beam 1.0 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Basedon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

421.3B diff

Beam 1.0 has 421.3B more parameters than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base, making it 526.6% larger.

Reflection AI
Beam 1.0
501.3Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
80.0Bparameters
501.3B
Beam 1.0
80.0B
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Beam 1.0 specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Beam 1.0 specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Reflection AI
Beam 1.0
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Fri Oct 23 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

Beam 1.0

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Beam 1.0 was released on 2026-10-16, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base was released on 2025-09-10.

Beam 1.0 is 13 months newer than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base.

Beam 1.0

Oct 16, 2026

4 days ago

1.1yr newer
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Sep 10, 2025

1.1 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Beam 1.0 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-06-30, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Beam 1.0's training data extends to 2026-06-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base's cutoff date.

Beam 1.0

Jun 2026

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

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Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Beam 1.0 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Beam 1.0
✓ Preferred
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Beam 1.0 vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base.

Which is better, Beam 1.0 or Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

Beam 1.0 (Reflection AI) and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Beam 1.0 compare to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base in benchmarks?

Beam 1.0 scores AIME 2026: 97.7%, GPQA: 90.6%, LiveCodeBench: 88.3%, SWE-Bench Verified: 81.6%, MCP Atlas: 80.8%.

What are the context window sizes for Beam 1.0 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

Beam 1.0 supports 1.0M tokens and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

Who makes Beam 1.0 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

Beam 1.0 is developed by Reflection AI and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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