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GPT-5.5 Pro vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking

GPT-5.5 Pro (OpenAI) and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking (Qwen) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 3 September 2026

As of 3 September 2026, Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#77 vs #80); Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking is 150× cheaper per output token ($1.20/1M vs $180/1M); GPT-5.5 Pro offers the longer context window (1M vs 262K tokens); and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose GPT-5.5 Pro if…

  • you need the longer context window — 1M tokens against 262K.
  • you want the more recently listed model — GPT-5.5 Pro was listed 24 April 2026, Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking 11 September 2025.

Choose Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #77 against #80 (37.0 vs 34.1 points).
  • API cost matters — $1.20/1M output tokens against $180/1M, about 150× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.15/1M against $30.00/1M.
  • you want to self-host: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking ships open weights while GPT-5.5 Pro is api only.
  • you want provider choice — 2 listed API providers against 1.

GPT-5.5 Pro vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of GPT-5.5 Pro and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
FieldGPT-5.5 ProOpenAIQwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingQwen
ModelCap Index position#80#77
Index score34.137.0
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$30.00$0.15
Output price / 1M tokens$180$1.20
Context window1M tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens128K33K
API providers listed12
Weight accessAPI onlyOpen weights
Input modalitiesFile, Image, TextText
First listed24 April 202611 September 2025
PublisherOpenAIQwen

Evidence: 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: GPT-5.5 Pro vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking

Public benchmark boards where GPT-5.5 Pro or Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking has a published result
BoardGPT-5.5 ProQwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—14221410–1433Only one result
ARC-AGI-2ARC Prize Foundation84.6%High—Only one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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GPT-5.5 Pro vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking: common questions

Is GPT-5.5 Pro better than Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking?

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #77 against #80. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is GPT-5.5 Pro cheaper than Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking?

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking is cheaper on output tokens: $1.20/1M against $180/1M. Input tokens are $30.00/1M for GPT-5.5 Pro and $0.15/1M for Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, GPT-5.5 Pro or Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking?

GPT-5.5 Pro has the larger context window: 1M tokens against 262K.

Which is better for coding, GPT-5.5 Pro or Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are GPT-5.5 Pro and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking open-weight models?

GPT-5.5 Pro: API only. Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run GPT-5.5 Pro and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for GPT-5.5 Pro and 2 for Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this GPT-5.5 Pro vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 3 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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