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Qwen3.5-122B-A10B vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct

Qwen3.5-122B-A10B (Qwen) and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct (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 22 September 2026

As of 22 September 2026, Qwen3.5-122B-A10B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#73 vs #88); and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct is 1.9× cheaper per output token ($1.10/1M vs $2.08/1M).

Which should you choose?

Choose Qwen3.5-122B-A10B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #73 against #88 (60.8 vs 55.4 points).
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1459 against 1445.
  • AA τ²-Bench Telecom is your yardstick — 93.6% against 21.6%.
  • AA Humanity's Last Exam is your yardstick — 25.2% against 7.6%.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Qwen3.5-122B-A10B was listed 25 February 2026, Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct 11 September 2025.

Choose Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct if…

  • API cost matters — $1.10/1M output tokens against $2.08/1M, about 1.9× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.09/1M against $0.26/1M.

Qwen3.5-122B-A10B vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Qwen3.5-122B-A10B and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
FieldQwen3.5-122B-A10BQwenQwen3 Next 80B A3B InstructQwen
ModelCap Index position#73#88
Index score60.855.4
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.26$0.09
Output price / 1M tokens$2.08$1.10
Context window262K tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens66K16K
API providers listed55
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, Image, VideoText
First listed25 February 202611 September 2025
PublisherQwenQwen

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct

Public benchmark boards where Qwen3.5-122B-A10B or Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct has a published result
BoardQwen3.5-122B-A10BQwen3 Next 80B A3B InstructLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14591452–146614451436–1453Qwen3.5-122B-A10B
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis15.6intelligence-index:v4.3:reasoning-unspecified—Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis93.6%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning)":reasoning=true21.6%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct":reasoning=falseQwen3.5-122B-A10B
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis25.2%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Qwen3.5 122B A10B (Reasoning)":reasoning=true7.6%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct":reasoning=falseQwen3.5-122B-A10B

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

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Qwen3.5-122B-A10B vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct: common questions

Is Qwen3.5-122B-A10B better than Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct?

Qwen3.5-122B-A10B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 22 September 2026: #73 against #88. 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. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.

Is Qwen3.5-122B-A10B cheaper than Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct?

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens: $1.10/1M against $2.08/1M. Input tokens are $0.26/1M for Qwen3.5-122B-A10B and $0.09/1M for Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens. For 1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each (2M input + 0.5M output), the listed-rate estimate is $1.56 for Qwen3.5-122B-A10B versus $0.73 for Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct. Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct costs 53.2% less in this scenario. This excludes caching, batch discounts, prompt-length tiers, tool charges and retries; verify the selected endpoint before budgeting.

Which has the bigger context window, Qwen3.5-122B-A10B or Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct?

Both publish a 262K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Qwen3.5-122B-A10B or Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct?

Arena coding: Qwen3.5-122B-A10B 1459, Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct 1445 — Qwen3.5-122B-A10B leads.

Are Qwen3.5-122B-A10B and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct open-weight models?

Qwen3.5-122B-A10B: Open weights. Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct: 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 Qwen3.5-122B-A10B and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct?

ModelCap currently lists 5 API providers for Qwen3.5-122B-A10B and 5 for Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Qwen3.5-122B-A10B vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 22 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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