Model Comparison

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is 2.8x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is better at 3 benchmarks (Aider-Polyglot, AIME 2025, GPQA).

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite costs less

For input processing, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite ($0.10/1M tokens) is 1.5x cheaper than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite ($0.40/1M tokens) is 3.8x cheaper than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct ($1.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is more expensive than Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.40
Best providerGoogle
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
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

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct's 65,536 tokens. Both models can generate responses up to 65,536 tokens.

Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Input65,536 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct does not.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 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.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

Open weights

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite was released on 2025-06-17, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct was released on 2025-09-10.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is 3 months newer than Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Jun 17, 2025

10 months ago

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Sep 10, 2025

7 months ago

2mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-01, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite's training data extends to 2025-01-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct's cutoff date.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Jan 2025

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

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Provider Availability

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is available from Google. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is available from Novita.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

google logo
Google
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

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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Key Takeaways

Google
Larger context window (1,048,576 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Higher Aider-Polyglot score (49.8% vs 26.7%)
Higher AIME 2025 score (69.5% vs 49.8%)
Higher GPQA score (72.9% vs 64.6%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is made by Google 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.
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite scores FACTS Grounding: 84.1%, Global-MMLU-Lite: 81.1%, MMMU: 72.9%, GPQA: 64.6%, Vibe-Eval: 51.3%. 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%.
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is 1.5x cheaper for input tokens. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite costs $0.10/M input and $0.40/M output via google. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct costs $0.15/M input and $1.50/M output via novita.
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite supports 1.0M 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.
Key differences include context window (1.0M vs 66K), input pricing ($0.10 vs $0.15/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is developed by Google and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.