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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Morph V3 Fast vs Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct

Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct comes out ahead, 40 to 32 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Morph

    Morph V3 Fast

    Released Jul 7, 2025

    32/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.80 / $1.20
    • Context262K
  2. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct

    Released Sep 2025Deprecated

    40/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.50 / $2.00
    • Context262K
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01 — Verdict

Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct is our pick

Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 40/100 against Morph V3 Fast (32). It leads on inputs & features. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceQwen3-Next 80B-A3B InstructQwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct $0.875 · Morph V3 Fast $0.90 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextAbout the sameMorph V3 Fast 262,144 · Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct 262,144 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsMorph V3 Fast: Text · Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct: Text
  • Self-hostingQwen3-Next 80B-A3B InstructPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightMorph V3 FastQwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct
Price50%5050
Inputs & features30%025
Context window20%3737
Overall100%32/10040/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Morph V3 Fast vs Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct specifications side by side
SpecificationMorph V3 FastMorphQwen3-Next 80B-A3B InstructAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.80$0.50 (best)
Output$1.20 (best)$2.00
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.90$0.875 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 5 providersOfficial Alibaba API
Limits
Context window262,144 tokens262,144 tokens
Max output131,072 tokens (best)32,768 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingNoYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsProprietaryOpen
API model ID—qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instruct
API providers518 (best)
ReleasedJul 7, 2025Sep 2025
Knowledge cutoff—Apr 2025
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Morph V3 Fast$10.40
  • Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct$9.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Morph V3 Fast or Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct?

Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct is the better all-round choice, scoring 40/100 against Morph V3 Fast (32). It leads on inputs & features. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Morph V3 Fast or Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct?

Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct is cheaper at $0.50 input / $2.00 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). Morph V3 Fast costs $0.80 input / $1.20 output per million tokens (median across 5 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.875 per million tokens for Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct versus $0.90 for Morph V3 Fast (1× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Morph V3 Fast has not been scored yet and Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Morph V3 Fast and Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Morph V3 Fast does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

Morph V3 Fast and Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct share the same 262,144-token context window. Maximum output per response: Morph V3 Fast up to 131,072, Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct up to 32,768 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Morph V3 Fast accepts text; Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Morph V3 Fast is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct is the newest, released Sep 2025. Morph V3 Fast came out Jul 7, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct Apr 2025.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.