GPT-6 Astra vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
Comparing GPT-6 Astra and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
OpenAI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
GPT-6 Astra and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose GPT-6 Astra
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026
Choose Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Individual benchmarks
22 reported for GPT-6 Astra · 0 for Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
GPT-6 Astra and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Basedon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only GPT-6 Astra specifies input context (1,050,000 tokens). Only GPT-6 Astra specifies output context (128,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
GPT-6 Astra supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base does not.
GPT-6 Astra can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
GPT-6 Astra
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
License
Usage and distribution terms
GPT-6 Astra 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
GPT-6 Astra was released on 2026-09-04, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base was released on 2025-09-10.
GPT-6 Astra is 12 months newer than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base.
Sep 4, 2026
2 weeks ago
11mo newerSep 10, 2025
1.0 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
GPT-6 Astra has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2026-04-30, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm GPT-6 Astra's training data extends to 2026-04-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base's cutoff date.
Apr 2026
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Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against GPT-6 Astra and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about GPT-6 Astra vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base.