Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
Comparing Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Google · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.
Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
- you want predictable pricing at $1.25/M input and $10.00/M output
Choose Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
- 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.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Basedon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.
Arena Performance
Playground indexes and blind preference scores
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 specifies output context (65,535 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base does not.
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
License
Usage and distribution terms
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 was released on 2025-06-05, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base was released on 2025-09-10.
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base is 3 months newer than Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05.
Jun 5, 2025
1.2 years ago
Sep 10, 2025
11 months ago
3mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base's cutoff date.
Jan 2025
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Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base.