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 p…
Model details →Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking vs Upstage: Solar Pro 3
Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Solar Pro 3 is Upstage's powerful Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) language model. With 102B total parameters and 12B active parameters per forward pass, it delivers exceptional performance while maintaining computational efficiency. Optimized for …
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking | Upstage: Solar Pro 3 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 131K | 128K | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.10 | $0.15 | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $0.78 | $0.60 | 🏆 Upstage: Solar Pro 3 |
| 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 | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking better than Upstage: Solar Pro 3?
Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking and Upstage: Solar Pro 3?
Input: $0.10 vs $0.15 per 1M tokens. Output: $0.78 vs $0.60 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking and Upstage: Solar Pro 3 support?
Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking supports up to 131K tokens. Upstage: Solar Pro 3 supports up to 128K tokens.
Do both Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking and Upstage: Solar Pro 3 support tool calling?
Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking: yes. Upstage: Solar Pro 3: yes.