o3 vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
o3 leads the LLM Stats Score 31.1 to 20.3. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is 7.2x cheaper per token.
OpenAI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
o3 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 31.1 to 20.3, ranking #105 overall.
In the 6 individual benchmarks reported for both models, o3 wins 6; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
On price, Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is roughly 7.2x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.
o3 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 o3
- overall performance matters — it scores 31.1 and ranks #105 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 6 of 6 exact shared results
- you process long inputs — it offers a 200,000 token context window
Choose Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
- cost matters — it's about 7.2x 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.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
22 reported for o3 · 24 for Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
o3 outperforms in 6 benchmarks (Aider-Polyglot, AIME 2025, GPQA, Tau2 Airline, Tau2 Retail, Tau2 Telecom), while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.
o3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, o3 ($2.00/1M tokens) is 13.3x more expensive than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct ($0.15/1M tokens).
For output processing, o3 ($8.00/1M tokens) is 5.3x more expensive than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct ($1.50/1M tokens).
In conclusion, o3 is more expensive than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
o3 accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct's 65,536 tokens. o3 can generate longer responses up to 100,000 tokens, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is limited to 65,536 tokens.
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
o3 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct does not.
o3 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
o3
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
o3 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct 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
o3 was released on 2025-04-16, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct was released on 2025-09-10.
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is 5 months newer than o3.
Apr 16, 2025
1.4 years ago
Sep 10, 2025
11 months ago
4mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
o3 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-05-31, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm o3's training data extends to 2024-05-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct's cutoff date.
May 2024
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Provider Availability
o3 is available from OpenAI. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is available from Novita.
o3
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against o3 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about o3 vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct.