Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking)
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is a reasoning-first chat model in the Qwen3-Next line that outputs structured “thinking” traces by default. It’s designed for hard multi-step problems; math proofs, code synthesis/debugging, logic, and agentic planning, and reports strong results across knowledge, reasoning, coding, alignment, and multilingual evaluations. Compared with prior Qwen3 variants, it emphasizes stability under long chains of thought and efficient scaling during inference, and it is tuned to follow complex instructions while reducing repetitive or off-task behavior.
The model is suitable for agent frameworks and tool use (function calling), retrieval-heavy workflows, and standardized benchmarking where step-by-step solutions are required. It supports long, detailed completions and leverages throughput-oriented techniques (e.g., multi-token prediction) for faster generation. Note that it operates in thinking-only mode.
- Organization
- Alibaba
- Family
- qwen
- Providers
- 9
- Context
- 131,072
- Output limit
- 32,768
- Knowledge
- 2025-04
- Release
- 2025-09
- Updated
- 2025-09
- Weights
- Open
- Input
- text
- Output
- text
- Capabilities
- Tools, Reasoning, Temperature
Providers
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| Provider | Model ID | Context | Output | Input / output · 1M | Reasoning | Tools | Structured | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DevPass (LLM Gateway) | qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking | 131,072 | 32,768 | $0.15 / $1.20 | Yes | Yes | — | View |
| Eden AI | qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking | 131,072 | 32,768 | $0.15 / $1.20 | Yes | Yes | Yes | View |
| Jalapeno Cloud | Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking | 131,072 | 32,768 | $0.15 / $1.50 | Yes | Yes | Yes | View |
| Kilo Gateway | qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking | 131,072 | 32,768 | $0.15 / $1.20 | Yes | Yes | Yes | View |
| LLM Gateway | vertex-openai/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking | 131,072 | 32,768 | $0.15 / $1.20 | Yes | Yes | No | View |
| Merge Gateway | qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking | 131,072 | 32,768 | $0.15 / $1.20 | Yes | No | No | View |
| NanoGPT | qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking | 256,000 | 32,768 | $0.15 / $0.65 | No | No | No | View |
| Alibabavia OpenRouter | qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking unknown | 131,072 | 32,768 | $0.15 / $1.20 | Yes | Yes | No | View |
| Googlevia OpenRouter | qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking unknown | 262,144 | 235,929 | $0.15 / $1.20 | Yes | Yes | Yes | View |
| Vercel AI Gateway | alibaba/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking | 262,144 | 262,144 | $0.15 / $1.20 | Yes | Yes | — | View |
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Pricing
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qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinkingObserved - Input
- $0.15
- Output
- $1.20
Hosting prices through OpenRouter All endpoints and cache rates
| Endpoint | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Cache read / 1M | Cache write / 1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alibabaalibaba | $0.15 | $1.20 | — | — |
| Googlegoogle-vertex/global | $0.15 | $1.20 | — | — |
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Performance
Review reported latency and output-throughput percentiles from the latest observed rolling window.
Time to first token · milliseconds
All latency percentiles 1 endpoints
| Endpoint | P50 | P75 | P90 | P99 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alibabaalibaba | 448 ms | 528.5 ms | 550.5 ms | 869.28 ms |
Output throughput · tokens per second
All throughput percentiles 1 endpoints
| Endpoint | P50 | P75 | P90 | P99 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alibabaalibaba | 192.5 t/s | 239 t/s | 249.2 t/s | 260.72 t/s |
Percentiles describe the observed request distribution. These are snapshots of a rolling window, not a historical time series.
Uptime
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Reported by OpenRouter at the time of collection; rate-limited requests are excluded. A dash means no measurement was reported. This is not a live availability check.
Benchmarks
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qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinkingObserved Sources: Artificial Analysis and Design Arena, via OpenRouter. Scores retain their original scales and are not OpenAI Suite ratings.
Detailed evaluations
| Evaluation | Configuration | Source | Results | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composite indices | Qwen3 Next 80B A3B (Reasoning)qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking-2509 | Artificial Analysis | Intelligence — · Coding 17.4 · Agentic — | Details |
Sources: Artificial Analysis, Design Arena and OpenRouter. Evaluation configurations and scales differ; results are not interchangeable. Updated Oct 4, 2026.
Technical details & API
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qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinkingObserved - Context
- 262,144
- Maximum output
- 32,768
- Tokenizer
- Qwen3
- Input
- text
- Output
- text
- Moderation
- No
- Knowledge cutoff
- 2025-09-30
- Retirement
- 2026-10-09
- Added to OpenRouter
- 2025-09-11
https://openrouter.ai/api/v1qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinkingqwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking-2509Qwen/Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-ThinkingReasoning
- Required
- Yes
- Enabled by default
- Not reported
- Default effort
- —
- Supported efforts
- —
Supported parameters
frequency_penaltyinclude_reasoninglogprobsmax_tokenspresence_penaltyreasoningrepetition_penaltyresponse_formatseedstopstructured_outputstemperaturetool_choicetoolstop_ktop_logprobstop_p
Frequently asked questions
Answers based on the model metadata and serving offers currently in the catalog.
How much does Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking) cost?
Listed rates start at $0.15 per million input tokens and $0.65 per million output tokens. Prices vary by provider and configuration; see Pricing for details.
Which providers offer Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B (Thinking)?
There are 10 cataloged offers across 9 providers. Compare model IDs, prices and limits in Providers.
What is the context window?
The cataloged model context is 131,072 tokens. Each serving endpoint may apply a different limit.
Does it support tools and structured output?
Tool calling: Yes. Structured output: Not reported. Support can vary by endpoint.
Resources
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