Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
$0.09 per 1M input tokens and $1.10 per 1M output tokens · 262K context · tools, JSON, open weights.
Prices checked Oct 21, 2026 · tracked by LLM Cost Index since Oct 21, 2026
What Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct costs per month
Estimated monthly bill for typical workloads. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.
| Workload | Per month |
|---|---|
| Customer chatbot 1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each | $125 |
| Document Q&A (RAG) 500 questions a day over retrieved documents | $16.35 |
| Coding / tool-using agent 200 tasks a day, long tool-heavy contexts | $58.80 |
| Content generation 30 long articles a day | $2.72 |
| Classification / extraction 100,000 short items a day | $131 |
Price history
We started tracking Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct on Oct 21, 2026; the chart appears as soon as there is a second data point. See all recent price changes.
Where to run Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct: 5 providers
DeepInfra is the cheapest at $0.072 input / $0.88 output per 1M tokens. Uptime is the average over the last 30 days as reported by OpenRouter; see provider reliability.
Cheaper alternatives to Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Models with the same tool calling, structured output for at least 20% less (3:1 input/output mix), most capable first.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 5.5 Anthropic | $0.10 | $0.50 | 1M | visiontoolsreasoningJSON |
| GLM 5.3 Flash Z.ai | $0.041 | $0.12 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Ling 3.1 Flash inclusionAI | $0.075 | $0.225 | 262K | toolsreasoningJSON |
| GPT-6 Luna OpenAI | $0.10 | $0.50 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSON |
| MiMo-V2.6-Flash Xiaomi | $0.14 | $0.28 | 1.05M | visionaudiotoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
How to pay less for Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
For a customer chatbot (1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each) that costs $125 a month at list price without caching:
| Option | Per month | You save |
|---|---|---|
| Move to Claude Haiku 5.5 (similar capabilities) | $58.56 | $66.24 (53%) |
| Route to DeepInfra (flex tier) | $99.84 | $24.96 (20%) |
Other workloads: cut-your-bill tool for Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct.
Specifications
| Model ID | qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instruct |
| Input | text |
| Output | text |
| Tool calling | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | No |
| Open weights | Yes — Qwen/Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct |
| Knowledge cutoff | 2025-09-30 |
| Released | Sep 11, 2025 |
FAQ
- How much does Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct cost?
- $0.09 per million input tokens and $1.10 per million output tokens. Prices as of Oct 21, 2026.
- What is the context window of Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct?
- 262K tokens, with up to 16K output tokens per response.
- Does Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct support images, tools and structured output?
- Images as input: no. Tool calling: yes. Structured (JSON) output: yes. Reasoning mode: no.
- What are cheaper alternatives to Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct?
- Models with the same key capabilities for at least 20% less include Claude Haiku 5.5 ($0.10 / $0.50), GLM 5.3 Flash ($0.041 / $0.12), Ling 3.1 Flash ($0.075 / $0.225).
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