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o1-preview vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Comparing o1-preview and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

OpenAI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

o1-preview 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 o1-preview

  • you want predictable pricing at $15.00/M input and $60.00/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.

o1-preview
OpenAI
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Benchmark wins
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—
Input price
$15.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$60.00 / M
— / M
Context window
128,000
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Individual benchmarks

8 reported for o1-preview · 0 for Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

No common benchmarks found

o1-preview 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 o1-preview specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only o1-preview specifies output context (32,768 tokens).

OpenAI
o1-preview
Input128,000 tokens
Output32,768 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Sep 21 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

o1-preview 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.

o1-preview

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

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

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base is 12 months newer than o1-preview.

o1-preview

Sep 12, 2024

2.0 years ago

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base

Sep 10, 2025

1.0 years ago

12mo 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

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against o1-preview and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

o1-preview
✓ Preferred
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base
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FAQ

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

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

o1-preview (OpenAI) 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 o1-preview compare to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base in benchmarks?

o1-preview scores MGSM: 90.8%, MMLU: 90.8%, MATH: 85.5%, GPQA: 73.3%, LiveBench: 52.3%.

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

o1-preview 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 o1-preview and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

Key differences include licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes o1-preview and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Base?

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

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