Model Comparison

Grok-3 vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Comparing Grok-3 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Grok-3 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Grok-3 specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Grok-3 specifies output context (8,000 tokens).

Grok-3

Input128,000 tokens

Output8,000 tokens

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Input- tokens

Output- tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Grok-3 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base does not.

Grok-3 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Grok-3

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok-3 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.

Grok-3

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-3 was released on 2025-02-17, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base was released on 2025-09-10.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base is 7 months newer than Grok-3.

Grok-3

Feb 17, 2025

1.2 years ago

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Sep 10, 2025

8 months ago

6mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok-3 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-17, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Grok-3's training data extends to 2024-11-17, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base's cutoff date.

Grok-3

Nov 2024

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

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Key Takeaways

Grok-3

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xAI

Larger context window (128,000 tokens)

Supports multimodal inputs

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Has open weights

Grok-3

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

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FAQ

Common questions about Grok-3 vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base.

Which is better, Grok-3 or Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

Grok-3 (xAI) and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Grok-3 compare to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base in benchmarks?

Grok-3 scores AIME 2024: 93.3%, AIME 2025: 93.3%, GPQA: 84.6%, LiveCodeBench: 79.4%, MMMU: 78.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Grok-3 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

Grok-3 supports 128K tokens and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Grok-3 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Grok-3 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

Grok-3 is developed by xAI and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.