Model Comparison

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct outperforms in 2 benchmarks (TAU-bench Airline, TAU-bench Retail), while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is better at 1 benchmark (BFCL-v3).

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

400.0B diff

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct has 400.0B more parameters than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking, making it 500.0% larger.

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

480.0Bparameters

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

80.0Bparameters

480.0B

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

80.0B

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

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).

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Input- tokens

Output- tokens

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Input65,536 tokens

Output65,536 tokens

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License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct was released on 2025-01-31, while Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking was released on 2025-09-10.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is 7 months newer than Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct.

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Jan 31, 2025

1.3 years ago

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Sep 10, 2025

8 months ago

7mo 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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Key Takeaways

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Higher TAU-bench Airline score (60.0% vs 49.0%)

Higher TAU-bench Retail score (77.5% vs 69.6%)

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (65,536 tokens)

Higher BFCL-v3 score (72.0% vs 68.7%)

Detailed Comparison

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FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct vs Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking.

Which is better, Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct or Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct compare to Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking in benchmarks?

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct scores TAU-bench Retail: 77.5%, SWE-Bench Verified: 69.6%, BFCL-v3: 68.7%, Aider-Polyglot: 61.8%, TAU-bench Airline: 60.0%. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking scores MMLU-Redux: 92.5%, IFEval: 88.9%, AIME 2025: 87.8%, WritingBench: 84.6%, MMLU-Pro: 82.7%.

What are the context window sizes for Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct and Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking?

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct supports an unknown number of 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.