Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct vs Qwen 3.8 Max Prime: API price and specs
Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct is 98% cheaper than Qwen 3.8 Max Prime on input price.
Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct is 95% cheaper than Qwen 3.8 Max Prime on output price.
Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct is 97% cheaper than Qwen 3.8 Max Prime on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Qwen 3.8 Max Prime has a 281.5% larger context than Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct.
| Field | Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct | Qwen 3.8 Max Prime |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest input, per 1M | $0.09 | $4.00 +4344.4% |
| Median input, per 1M | $0.14 | $4.00 +2757.1% |
| Lowest output, per 1M | $0.55 | $12.00 +2073.9% |
| Median output, per 1M | $1.18 | $12.00 +914.8% |
| Lowest unit price | — | — |
| Cost of 1M in + 200k out | $0.20 | $6.40 +3093.6% |
| Context | 262K +73.8% | 1M |
| Max output | 262K | 131K +50% |
| Providers | 16 | 4 +75% |
| Regions | EU, GLOBAL, US | — |
| Accepts | image, text, video | image, text, video |
| Returns | text | text |
| Type | Text models | Text models |
| Free option | no | no |
| Cheapest provider | deepinfra | kilo |
Your own workload: how many tokens the model gets (input) and gives back (output) - for example, in a month. The "Cost" row of the table above is recalculated for these numbers, for each model.
Computed from current offers each time the page opens; the best value of a row is bold, the percent is how far behind the best.
Providers selling both
aiml, kilo, openrouter, vercel
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct or Qwen 3.8 Max Prime?
Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct is 98% cheaper than Qwen 3.8 Max Prime on input price. Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct is 95% cheaper than Qwen 3.8 Max Prime on output price. Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct is 97% cheaper than Qwen 3.8 Max Prime on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Which has the larger context, Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct or Qwen 3.8 Max Prime?
Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct: 262K tokens; Qwen 3.8 Max Prime: 1M tokens.
Where can I use both Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct and Qwen 3.8 Max Prime?
aiml, kilo, openrouter, vercel