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o1 vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

o1 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking are closely matched at 20.9 and 23.8 on the LLM Stats Score. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is 53.8x cheaper per token.

OpenAI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

o1 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 20.9 and 23.8.

In the 3 individual benchmarks reported for both models, o1 wins 3; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

On price, Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is roughly 53.8x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

o1 also accepts a larger context window (200,000 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 o1

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 3 of 3 exact shared results
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 200,000 token context window

Choose Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

  • cost matters — it's about 53.8x 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.

o1
OpenAI
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
20.9
#194
23.8
#174
Reasoning
21.3
#184
24.5
#158
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
3 of 3
0 of 3
Input price
$15.00 / M
$0.15 / M
Output price
$60.00 / M
$1.50 / M
Context window
200,000
65,536

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
o1
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
Math
24.0#121
26.5#102
Tool use
12.7#103
11.0#117
Writing
13.7#55
14.1#50
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

19 reported for o1 · 23 for Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

3 shared

o1 outperforms in 3 benchmarks (GPQA, TAU-bench Airline, TAU-bench Retail), while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is better at 0 benchmarks.

o1 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Tue Sep 22 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, o1 ($15.00/1M tokens) is 100.0x more expensive than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, o1 ($60.00/1M tokens) is 40.0x more expensive than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking ($1.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, o1 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
Tue Sep 22 2026 • llm-stats.com
OpenAI
o1
Input tokens$15.00
Output tokens$60.00
Best providerAzure
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

o1 accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking's 65,536 tokens. o1 can generate longer responses up to 100,000 tokens, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is limited to 65,536 tokens.

OpenAI
o1
Input200,000 tokens
Output100,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
Input65,536 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Tue Sep 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

o1 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.

o1

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

o1 was released on 2024-12-17, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking was released on 2025-09-10.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is 9 months newer than o1.

o1

Dec 17, 2024

1.8 years ago

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Sep 10, 2025

1.0 years ago

8mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

o1 is available from Azure, OpenAI. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is available from Novita.

o1

azure logo
Azure
Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $60.00/1M
openai logo
OpenAI
Input Price:Input: $15.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $60.00/1M

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 o1 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

o1
✓ Preferred
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
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FAQ

Common questions about o1 vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking.

Which is better, o1 or Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

o1 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 20.9 and 23.8. o1 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 o1 compare to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking in benchmarks?

o1 scores GSM8k: 97.1%, MATH: 96.4%, GPQA Physics: 92.8%, MMLU: 91.8%, MGSM: 89.3%. 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 o1 cheaper than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is 100.0x cheaper for input tokens. o1 costs $15.00/M input and $60.00/M output via azure. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking costs $0.15/M input and $1.50/M output via novita.

What are the context window sizes for o1 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

o1 supports 200K 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 o1 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (20.9 vs 23.8), context window (200K vs 66K), input pricing ($15.00 vs $0.15/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes o1 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

o1 is developed by OpenAI and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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