Model Comparison

Claude Sonnet 4 vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Claude Sonnet 4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is 12.3x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

Claude Sonnet 4 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 Sonnet 4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

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

For input processing, Claude Sonnet 4 ($3.00/1M tokens) is 20.0x more expensive than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, Claude Sonnet 4 ($15.00/1M tokens) is 10.0x more expensive than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct ($1.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Claude Sonnet 4 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

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Claude Sonnet 4

Input tokens$3.00

Output tokens$15.00

Best providerAnthropic

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Input tokens$0.15

Output tokens$1.50

Best providerNovita

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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Claude Sonnet 4 accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct's 65,536 tokens. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct can generate longer responses up to 65,536 tokens, while Claude Sonnet 4 is limited to 64,000 tokens.

Claude Sonnet 4

Input200,000 tokens

Output64,000 tokens

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Input65,536 tokens

Output65,536 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Claude Sonnet 4 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct does not.

Claude Sonnet 4 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Claude Sonnet 4

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Claude Sonnet 4 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 Sonnet 4

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Claude Sonnet 4 was released on 2025-05-22, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct was released on 2025-09-10.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is 4 months newer than Claude Sonnet 4.

Claude Sonnet 4

May 22, 2025

1.0 years ago

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Sep 10, 2025

8 months ago

3mo 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 Sonnet 4 is available from Anthropic, Bedrock, Google. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is available from Novita.

Claude Sonnet 4

Anthropic

Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

AWS Bedrock

Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Google

Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

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 Sonnet 4

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Anthropic

Larger context window (200,000 tokens)

Supports multimodal inputs

Higher AIME 2025 score (70.5% vs 69.5%)

Higher GPQA score (75.4% vs 72.9%)

Higher TAU-bench Airline score (60.0% vs 44.0%)

Higher TAU-bench Retail score (80.5% vs 60.9%)

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Less expensive input tokens

Less expensive output tokens

Has open weights

Claude Sonnet 4

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

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Detailed Comparison

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FAQ

Common questions about Claude Sonnet 4 vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct.

Which is better, Claude Sonnet 4 or Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

Claude Sonnet 4 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Claude Sonnet 4 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 benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Claude Sonnet 4 compare to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct in benchmarks?

Claude Sonnet 4 scores MMMLU: 86.5%, TAU-bench Retail: 80.5%, GPQA: 75.4%, MMMU: 74.4%, SWE-Bench Verified: 72.7%. 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 Sonnet 4 cheaper than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is 20.0x cheaper for input tokens. Claude Sonnet 4 costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via anthropic. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct costs $0.15/M input and $1.50/M output via novita.

What are the context window sizes for Claude Sonnet 4 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

Claude Sonnet 4 supports 200K tokens and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct 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 Sonnet 4 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

Key differences include context window (200K vs 66K), input pricing ($3.00 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 Sonnet 4 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

Claude Sonnet 4 is developed by Anthropic and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.