Model Comparison

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct vs Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

16 benchmarks

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct outperforms in 15 benchmarks (AIME 2025, Arena-Hard v2, BFCL-v3, GPQA, IFEval, Include, LiveBench 20241125, LiveCodeBench v6, MMLU-Pro, MMLU-ProX, MMLU-Redux, Multi-IF, PolyMATH, SuperGPQA, WritingBench), while Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (Creative Writing v3).

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

47.0B diff

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct has 47.0B more parameters than Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct, making it 142.4% larger.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

80.0Bparameters

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

33.0Bparameters

80.0B

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

33.0B

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct specifies input context (65,536 tokens). Only Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Input65,536 tokens

Output65,536 tokens

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Input- tokens

Output- tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct does not.

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Text

Images

Audio

Video

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Text

Images

Audio

Video

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-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct was released on 2025-09-10, while Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct was released on 2025-09-22.

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct is 0 month newer than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

Sep 10, 2025

8 months ago

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Sep 22, 2025

8 months ago

1w newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (65,536 tokens)

Higher AIME 2025 score (69.5% vs 66.2%)

Higher Arena-Hard v2 score (82.7% vs 64.7%)

Higher BFCL-v3 score (70.3% vs 70.2%)

Higher GPQA score (72.9% vs 68.9%)

Higher IFEval score (87.6% vs 84.7%)

Higher Include score (78.9% vs 74.0%)

Higher LiveBench 20241125 score (75.8% vs 72.2%)

Higher LiveCodeBench v6 score (56.6% vs 43.8%)

Higher MMLU-Pro score (80.6% vs 78.6%)

Higher MMLU-ProX score (76.7% vs 73.4%)

Higher MMLU-Redux score (90.9% vs 89.8%)

Higher Multi-IF score (75.8% vs 72.0%)

Higher PolyMATH score (45.9% vs 40.5%)

Higher SuperGPQA score (58.8% vs 54.6%)

Higher WritingBench score (87.3% vs 82.9%)

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Supports multimodal inputs

Higher Creative Writing v3 score (85.6% vs 85.3%)

Detailed Comparison

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FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct vs Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct.

Which is better, Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct or Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct?

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct 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-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct compare to Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct in benchmarks?

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%. Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct scores DocVQAtest: 96.9%, ScreenSpot: 95.8%, CharXiv-D: 90.5%, MMLU-Redux: 89.8%, AI2D: 89.5%.

What are the context window sizes for Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct?

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct supports 66K tokens and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct 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 Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct?

Key differences include multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.