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o3 vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

o3 leads the LLM Stats Score 31.1 to 20.1. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is 10.2x cheaper per token.

OpenAI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

o3 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 31.1 to 20.1, ranking #116 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 10.2x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct also accepts a larger context window (262,144 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 #116 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

Choose Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

  • cost matters — it's about 10.2x cheaper per token
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 262,144 token context window
  • 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.

Core performance indexes
31.1
#116
20.1
#200
30.7
#117
19.9
#195
14.9
#133
1.9
#231
4.0
#162
8.3
#135
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
6 of 6
0 of 6
Input price
$2.00 / M
$0.09 / M
Output price
$8.00 / M
$1.10 / M
Context window
200,000
262,144

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
o3
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
25.5#108
20.6#156
10.8#119
4.2#160
17.8#31
10.0#74
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

22 reported for o3 · 24 for Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

6 shared

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.

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-Instruct costs less

For input processing, o3 ($2.00/1M tokens) is 22.2x more expensive than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct ($0.09/1M tokens).

For output processing, o3 ($8.00/1M tokens) is 7.3x more expensive than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct ($1.10/1M tokens).

In conclusion, o3 is more expensive than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Tue Sep 22 2026 • llm-stats.com
OpenAI
o3
Input tokens$2.00
Output tokens$8.00
Best providerOpenAI
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Input tokens$0.09
Output tokens$1.10
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct accepts 262,144 input tokens compared to o3's 200,000 tokens. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct can generate longer responses up to 262,144 tokens, while o3 is limited to 100,000 tokens.

OpenAI
o3
Input200,000 tokens
Output100,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Tue Sep 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

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

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

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.

o3

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

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.

o3

Apr 16, 2025

1.4 years ago

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Sep 10, 2025

1.0 years ago

4mo newer

Knowledge 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.

o3

May 2024

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Provider Availability

o3 is available from OpenAI. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is available from DeepInfra, Novita.

o3

openai logo
OpenAI
Input Price:Input: $2.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $8.00/1M

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.09/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.10/1M
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 o3 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

o3
✓ Preferred
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FAQ

Common questions about o3 vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct.

Which is better, o3 or Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

o3 leads the LLM Stats Score 31.1 to 20.1. o3 is made by OpenAI and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct 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 o3 compare to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct in benchmarks?

o3 scores COLLIE: 98.4%, AIME 2024: 91.6%, ARC-AGI: 88.0%, MathVista: 86.8%, AIME 2025: 86.4%. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct scores MMLU-Redux: 90.9%, MultiPL-E: 87.8%, IFEval: 87.6%, WritingBench: 87.3%, Creative Writing v3: 85.3%.

Is o3 cheaper than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is 22.2x cheaper for input tokens. o3 costs $2.00/M input and $8.00/M output via openai. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct costs $0.09/M input and $1.10/M output via deepinfra.

What are the context window sizes for o3 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

o3 supports 200K tokens and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct supports 262K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between o3 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (31.1 vs 20.1), context window (200K vs 262K), input pricing ($2.00 vs $0.09/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes o3 and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct?

o3 is developed by OpenAI and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.