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GPT-5 Medium vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

GPT-5 Medium leads the LLM Stats Score 29.5 to 23.6. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is 7.1x cheaper per token.

OpenAI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

GPT-5 Medium leads the overall LLM Stats Score 29.5 to 23.6, ranking #149 overall.

In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, GPT-5 Medium wins 2; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

On price, Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is roughly 7.1x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

GPT-5 Medium also accepts a larger context window (400,000 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 GPT-5 Medium

  • overall performance matters — it scores 29.5 and ranks #149 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 exact shared results
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 400,000 token context window

Choose Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

  • cost matters — it's about 7.1x cheaper per token
  • 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.

GPT-5 Medium
OpenAI
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
29.5
#149
23.6
#193
Reasoning
28.4
#149
24.3
#178
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 2
0 of 2
Input price
$1.25 / M
$0.15 / M
Output price
$10.00 / M
$1.50 / M
Context window
400,000
65,536

Individual benchmarks

2 reported for GPT-5 Medium · 23 for Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

2 shared

GPT-5 Medium outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA), while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is better at 0 benchmarks.

GPT-5 Medium significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Oct 19 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-Thinking costs less

For input processing, GPT-5 Medium ($1.25/1M tokens) is 8.3x more expensive than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, GPT-5 Medium ($10.00/1M tokens) is 6.7x more expensive than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking ($1.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, GPT-5 Medium 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
Mon Oct 19 2026 • llm-stats.com
OpenAI
GPT-5 Medium
Input tokens$1.25
Output tokens$10.00
Best providerOpenAI
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
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

GPT-5 Medium accepts 400,000 input tokens compared to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking's 65,536 tokens. GPT-5 Medium can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is limited to 65,536 tokens.

OpenAI
GPT-5 Medium
Input400,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
Input65,536 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Mon Oct 19 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

GPT-5 Medium supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking does not.

GPT-5 Medium can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

GPT-5 Medium

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

GPT-5 Medium 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.

GPT-5 Medium

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GPT-5 Medium was released on 2025-08-07, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking was released on 2025-09-10.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is 1 month newer than GPT-5 Medium.

GPT-5 Medium

Aug 7, 2025

1.2 years ago

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Sep 10, 2025

1.1 years ago

1mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

GPT-5 Medium has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-09-30, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm GPT-5 Medium's training data extends to 2024-09-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking's cutoff date.

GPT-5 Medium

Sep 2024

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

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Provider Availability

GPT-5 Medium is available from OpenAI. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is available from Novita.

GPT-5 Medium

openai logo
OpenAI
Input Price:Input: $1.25/1MOutput Price:Output: $10.00/1M

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

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 GPT-5 Medium and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

GPT-5 Medium
✓ Preferred
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about GPT-5 Medium vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking.

Which is better, GPT-5 Medium or Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

GPT-5 Medium leads the LLM Stats Score 29.5 to 23.6. GPT-5 Medium is made by OpenAI and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking 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 GPT-5 Medium compare to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking in benchmarks?

GPT-5 Medium scores AIME 2025: 88.9%, GPQA: 88.1%. 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 GPT-5 Medium cheaper than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is 8.3x cheaper for input tokens. GPT-5 Medium costs $1.25/M input and $10.00/M output via openai. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking costs $0.15/M input and $1.50/M output via novita.

What are the context window sizes for GPT-5 Medium and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

GPT-5 Medium supports 400K 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 GPT-5 Medium and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (29.5 vs 23.6), context window (400K vs 66K), input pricing ($1.25 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 GPT-5 Medium and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

GPT-5 Medium is developed by OpenAI and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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