Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct vs Morph V3 Fast
Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct comes out ahead, 40 to 32 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
- Our pick
Alibaba (Qwen)
Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct
40/100- ECI—
- Price$0.50 / $2.00
- Context262K
Morph
Morph V3 Fast
32/100- ECI—
- Price$0.80 / $1.20
- Context262K
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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 sameQwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct 262,144 · Morph V3 Fast 262,144 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsQwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct: Text · Morph V3 Fast: Text
- Self-hostingQwen3-Next 80B-A3B InstructPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct | Morph V3 Fast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 50 | 50 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 25 | 0 |
| Context window | 20% | 37 | 37 |
| Overall | 100% | 40/100 | 32/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Morph V3 FastMorph | |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.50 (best) | $0.80 |
| Output | $2.00 | $1.20 (best) |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.875 (best) | $0.90 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Alibaba API | Median of 5 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Max output | 32,768 tokens | 131,072 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | No |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| API model ID | qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instruct | — |
| API providers | 18 (best) | 5 |
| Released | Sep 2025 | Jul 7, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Apr 2025 | — |
What would a month cost?
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Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct$9.00
- Morph V3 Fast$10.40
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct or Morph V3 Fast?
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, Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct or Morph V3 Fast?
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. Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct has not been scored yet and Morph V3 Fast has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct and Morph V3 Fast 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?
Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct and Morph V3 Fast share the same 262,144-token context window. Maximum output per response: Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct up to 32,768, Morph V3 Fast up to 131,072 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Instruct accepts text; Morph V3 Fast 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.