Model Comparison
o1-pro vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-ThinkingWhich is better in 2026?
o1-pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Verdict: o1-pro vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking — which is better?
o1-pro (by OpenAI) and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.
o1-pro outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is better at 0 benchmarks. o1-pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Choose o1-pro if…
- you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks
Choose Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking if…
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2025
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
o1-pro outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is better at 0 benchmarks.
o1-pro significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking specifies input context (65,536 tokens). Only Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking specifies output context (65,536 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
o1-pro supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking does not.
o1-pro can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
o1-pro
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
License
Usage and distribution terms
o1-pro 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.
Proprietary
Closed source
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
o1-pro 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-pro.
Dec 17, 2024
1.5 years ago
Sep 10, 2025
9 months ago
8mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
o1-pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2023-09-30, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm o1-pro's training data extends to 2023-09-30, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking's cutoff date.
Sep 2023
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Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
o1-pro
View detailsOpenAI
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Detailed Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about o1-pro vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking.