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Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking vs Step3-VL-10B

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking and Step3-VL-10B are closely matched at 23.8 and 25.5 on the LLM Stats Score.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · StepFun · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking and Step3-VL-10B are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 23.8 and 25.5.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results

Choose Step3-VL-10B

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jan 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Step3-VL-10B
StepFun
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
23.8
#174
25.5
#160
Reasoning
24.5
#158
25.4
#154
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
$0.15 / M
— / M
Output price
$1.50 / M
— / M
Context window
65,536
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
Step3-VL-10B
Math
26.5#102
23.5#126
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

23 reported for Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking · 6 for Step3-VL-10B

1 shared

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking outperforms in 1 benchmarks (AIME 2025), while Step3-VL-10B is better at 0 benchmarks.

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

Tue Sep 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

70.0B diff

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking has 70.0B more parameters than Step3-VL-10B, making it 700.0% larger.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
80.0Bparameters
StepFun
Step3-VL-10B
10.0Bparameters
80.0B
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
10.0B
Step3-VL-10B

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).

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
Input65,536 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
StepFun
Step3-VL-10B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Tue Sep 22 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Step3-VL-10B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking does not.

Step3-VL-10B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Step3-VL-10B

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-Thinking

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Step3-VL-10B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking was released on 2025-09-10, while Step3-VL-10B was released on 2026-01-15.

Step3-VL-10B is 4 months newer than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking

Sep 10, 2025

1.0 years ago

Step3-VL-10B

Jan 15, 2026

8 months ago

4mo 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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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking and Step3-VL-10B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
✓ Preferred
Step3-VL-10B
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FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking vs Step3-VL-10B.

Which is better, Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking or Step3-VL-10B?

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking and Step3-VL-10B are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 23.8 and 25.5. Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Step3-VL-10B is made by StepFun. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking compare to Step3-VL-10B in benchmarks?

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking scores MMLU-Redux: 92.5%, IFEval: 88.9%, AIME 2025: 87.8%, WritingBench: 84.6%, MMLU-Pro: 82.7%. Step3-VL-10B scores MMBench: 91.8%, AIME 2025: 87.7%, MathVista: 84.0%, MMMU: 78.1%, MathVision: 70.8%.

What are the context window sizes for Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking and Step3-VL-10B?

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking supports 66K tokens and Step3-VL-10B 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-Thinking and Step3-VL-10B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (23.8 vs 25.5), multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking and Step3-VL-10B?

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Step3-VL-10B is developed by StepFun.

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