Model Comparison

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

Claude Opus 4.1 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is 61.5x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

Claude Opus 4.1 outperforms in 3 benchmarks (GPQA, TAU-bench Airline, TAU-bench Retail), while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is better at 1 benchmark (AIME 2025).

Claude Opus 4.1 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

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

For input processing, Claude Opus 4.1 ($15.00/1M tokens) is 100.0x more expensive than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Opus 4.1 ($75.00/1M tokens) is 50.0x more expensive than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking ($1.50/1M tokens).

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

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

Lowest available price from all providers

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Claude Opus 4.1

Input tokens$15.00

Output tokens$75.00

Best providerAnthropic

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Input tokens$0.15

Output tokens$1.50

Best providerNovita

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude Opus 4.1 accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking's 65,536 tokens. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking can generate longer responses up to 65,536 tokens, while Claude Opus 4.1 is limited to 32,000 tokens.

Claude Opus 4.1

Input200,000 tokens

Output32,000 tokens

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Input65,536 tokens

Output65,536 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude Opus 4.1 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking 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-Thinking

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Opus 4.1 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking 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-Thinking

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-Thinking was released on 2025-09-10.

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

Claude Opus 4.1

Aug 5, 2025

9 months ago

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Sep 10, 2025

8 months 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-Thinking is available from Novita.

Claude Opus 4.1

Anthropic

Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M

AWS Bedrock

Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M

Google

Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $75.00/1M

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Novita

Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.50/1M

* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Claude Opus 4.1

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Anthropic

Larger context window (200,000 tokens)

Supports multimodal inputs

Higher GPQA score (80.9% vs 77.2%)

Higher TAU-bench Airline score (56.0% vs 49.0%)

Higher TAU-bench Retail score (82.4% vs 69.6%)

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Less expensive input tokens

Less expensive output tokens

Has open weights

Higher AIME 2025 score (87.8% vs 78.0%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature	Claude Opus 4.1	Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

FAQ

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

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

Claude Opus 4.1 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Claude Opus 4.1 is made by Anthropic and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Claude Opus 4.1 compare to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking 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-Thinking scores MMLU-Redux: 92.5%, IFEval: 88.9%, AIME 2025: 87.8%, WritingBench: 84.6%, MMLU-Pro: 82.7%.

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

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is 100.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Opus 4.1 costs $15.00/M input and $75.00/M output via anthropic. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking costs $0.15/M input and $1.50/M output via novita.

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

Claude Opus 4.1 supports 200K tokens and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking supports 66K 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-Thinking?

Key differences include context window (200K vs 66K), input pricing ($15.00 vs $0.15/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-Thinking?

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