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Claude Opus 4.1 vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Claude Opus 4.1 leads the LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 20.1. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is 87.6x cheaper per token.

Anthropic · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Claude Opus 4.1 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 20.1, ranking #123 overall.

In the 4 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude Opus 4.1 wins 4; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

On price, Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is roughly 87.6x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct also accepts a larger context window (262,144 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

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

Choose Claude Opus 4.1

  • overall performance matters — it scores 29.9 and ranks #123 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 4 of 4 exact shared results

Choose Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

  • cost matters — it's about 87.6x cheaper per token
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 262,144 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2025
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Claude Opus 4.1
Anthropic
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
29.9
#123
20.1
#197
Reasoning
29.9
#119
19.9
#192
Coding
21.6
#85
1.9
#228
Agents
12.9
#96
8.3
#132
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
4 of 4
0 of 4
Input price
$15.00 / M
$0.09 / M
Output price
$75.00 / M
$1.10 / M
Context window
200,000
262,144

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Claude Opus 4.1
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Math
22.6#134
20.6#156
Tool use
18.4#68
4.3#158
Writing
19.2#24
10.0#74
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

8 reported for Claude Opus 4.1 · 24 for Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

4 shared

Claude Opus 4.1 outperforms in 4 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, TAU-bench Airline, TAU-bench Retail), while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.

Claude Opus 4.1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sun Sep 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct costs less

For input processing, Claude Opus 4.1 ($15.00/1M tokens) is 166.7x more expensive than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct ($0.09/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Opus 4.1 ($75.00/1M tokens) is 68.2x more expensive than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct ($1.10/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Opus 4.1 is more expensive than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Sun Sep 20 2026 • llm-stats.com
Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.1
Input tokens$15.00
Output tokens$75.00
Best providerAnthropic
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Input tokens$0.09
Output tokens$1.10
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct accepts 262,144 input tokens compared to Claude Opus 4.1's 200,000 tokens. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct can generate longer responses up to 262,144 tokens, while Claude Opus 4.1 is limited to 32,000 tokens.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.1
Input200,000 tokens
Output32,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Sun Sep 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Claude Opus 4.1 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct does not.

Claude Opus 4.1 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Opus 4.1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Opus 4.1 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Claude Opus 4.1

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Opus 4.1 was released on 2025-08-05, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct was released on 2025-09-10.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is 1 month newer than Claude Opus 4.1.

Claude Opus 4.1

Aug 5, 2025

1.1 years ago

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Sep 10, 2025

1.0 years ago

1mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Claude Opus 4.1 is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is available from DeepInfra, Novita.

Claude Opus 4.1

anthropic logo
Anthropic
Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M
bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M
google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.09/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.10/1M
novita logo
Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.50/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Claude Opus 4.1 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Claude Opus 4.1
✓ Preferred
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Claude Opus 4.1 vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct.

Which is better, Claude Opus 4.1 or Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

Claude Opus 4.1 leads the LLM Stats Score 29.9 to 20.1. Claude Opus 4.1 is made by Anthropic and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Claude Opus 4.1 compare to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct in benchmarks?

Claude Opus 4.1 scores MMMLU: 89.5%, TAU-bench Retail: 82.4%, GPQA: 80.9%, AIME 2025: 78.0%, MMMU (validation): 77.1%. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct scores MMLU-Redux: 90.9%, MultiPL-E: 87.8%, IFEval: 87.6%, WritingBench: 87.3%, Creative Writing v3: 85.3%.

Is Claude Opus 4.1 cheaper than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is 166.7x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Opus 4.1 costs $15.00/M input and $75.00/M output via anthropic. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct costs $0.09/M input and $1.10/M output via deepinfra.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Opus 4.1 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

Claude Opus 4.1 supports 200K tokens and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct supports 262K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Claude Opus 4.1 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (29.9 vs 20.1), context window (200K vs 262K), input pricing ($15.00 vs $0.09/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Claude Opus 4.1 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

Claude Opus 4.1 is developed by Anthropic and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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