Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking
Last verified August 8, 2026 · Alibaba pricing ↗$0.150/1M input · $1.20/1M output · 262K context · Alibaba
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking costs $0.150 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens from Alibaba, with a 262K-token context window. A typical chat reply (1,500 tokens in, 400 out) costs $0.0007, or $7.05 per 10,000 requests. On that workload it is cheaper than 128 of the 167 other buyable models tracked here.
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What Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking Costs Per Request
At $0.150 per 1M input and $1.20 per 1M output tokens, before caching or batch discounts.
| Workload | Input / output tokens | Per request | Per 10,000 requests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chat reply | 1,500 / 400 | $0.0007 | $7.05 |
| RAG answer over retrieved docs | 8,000 / 600 | $0.0019 | $19.20 |
| Coding-agent step | 30,000 / 2,000 | $0.0069 | $69.00 |
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking vs Similarly Priced Models
Nearest buyable models by price, with the RAG answer above (8,000 in / 600 out) priced on each.
| Model | Input /1M | Output /1M | Context | RAG answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking Alibaba | $0.150 | $1.20 | 262K | $0.0019 |
| Qwen3 Coder Next Alibaba | $0.120 | $0.800 | 262K | $0.0014 |
| Step 3.7 Flash StepFun | $0.200 | $1.15 | 262K | $0.0023 |
| MiMo-V2.6-Pro Xiaomi | $0.435 | $0.870 | 1.0M | $0.0040 |
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Pricing Details
Alibaba80B sparse MoE with 3B active params per token. Native reasoning trace, thinking mode only, and the output rate covers chain of thought plus answer. Apache 2.0 open weights. Headline corrected on 2026-08-08 to Alibaba's own published International rate of $0.15/$1.20; the previous $0.0975/$0.78 was the cheapest OpenRouter route, exactly 0.65x the provider card, which contradicted the sourceUrl on this entry. Alibaba's China (Beijing) and Global tabs both read $0.144/$1.434. First 1M tokens are free quota. maxOutput 32768 is not published by Alibaba.
Input / 1M tokens
$0.15
Output / 1M tokens
$1.2
Context Window
262K
Max Output
33K
Price History
No price change recorded since 2026-08-08, when this site started tracking this model.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking pricing and usage
How much does Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking cost?
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking costs $0.15 per 1 million input tokens and $1.2 per 1 million output tokens. This pricing is set by Alibaba.
What tokenizer does Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking use?
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking uses the cl100k_base tokenizer. This tokenizer has a vocabulary of ~100,000 tokens and is widely used across many models.
What is Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking's context window?
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking supports a context window of 262K tokens (262,144 tokens). The maximum output length is 33K tokens.
How does Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking compare to other models?
On an 8,000-token-in, 600-token-out RAG answer, Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking costs $0.0019 per request. The nearest-priced alternatives cost: Qwen3 Coder Next (Alibaba) $0.0014, Step 3.7 Flash (StepFun) $0.0023, MiMo-V2.6-Pro (Xiaomi) $0.0040. The table above lists their full rates and context windows.
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