Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct is an instruction-tuned chat model in the Qwen3-Next series optimized for fast, stable responses without “thinking” traces. It targets complex tasks across reasoning, code generation, knowledge QA, and multilingu…
Model details →Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct vs xAI: Grok Code Fast 1
Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Grok Code Fast 1 is a speedy and economical reasoning model that excels at agentic coding. With reasoning traces visible in the response, developers can steer Grok Code for high-quality work flows.
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct | xAI: Grok Code Fast 1 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 262K | 256K | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.09 | $0.20 | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $1.10 | $1.50 | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | — | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | Yes | 🏆 xAI: Grok Code Fast 1 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct better than xAI: Grok Code Fast 1?
Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct wins on 3 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct and xAI: Grok Code Fast 1?
Input: $0.09 vs $0.20 per 1M tokens. Output: $1.10 vs $1.50 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct and xAI: Grok Code Fast 1 support?
Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct supports up to 262K tokens. xAI: Grok Code Fast 1 supports up to 256K tokens.
Do both Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct and xAI: Grok Code Fast 1 support tool calling?
Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct: yes. xAI: Grok Code Fast 1: yes.