Comparisons

Qwen3 Coder Next Fp8 vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3b Instruct

On provider list prices, Qwen3 Next 80B A3b Instruct costs $0.15 per million input tokens against $0.50 for Qwen3 Coder Next Fp8: 3.3x apart. Output is $1.50 against $1.20. On Allocate both bill at list plus the 7% transaction fee.

Qwen3 Coder Next Fp8 Qwen3 Next 80B A3b Instruct
LabQwenQwen
AccessOpen weightsOpen weights
Context window256K tokens256K tokens
List price, input$0.5 / M tokens$0.15 / M tokens
List price, output$1.2 / M tokens$1.5 / M tokens
Cached inputn/an/a
LicenseApache 2.0Apache 2.0
Fine-tunableYesYes

Specifications and provider list prices from the Allocate catalog, checked 2026-07-08. Billed price is list plus the 7% transaction fee.

What the numbers say

Take 1,000,000 requests a month at 1,200 input and 350 output tokens each. That workload costs $705 a month on Qwen3 Next 80B A3b Instruct and $1,020 on Qwen3 Coder Next Fp8 at list: a gap of $315, or 1.4x.

Qwen3 Next 80B A3b Instruct$0.15$1.50
Qwen3 Coder Next Fp8$0.50$1.20
InputOutput

Choose Qwen3 Coder Next Fp8 for

  • Fine-tuning under a permissive license (Apache 2.0)
Qwen3 Coder Next Fp8 details

Choose Qwen3 Next 80B A3b Instruct for

  • The lower list price ($0.15 in / $1.50 out per M tokens)
  • Fine-tuning under a permissive license (Apache 2.0)
Qwen3 Next 80B A3b Instruct details

Common questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 Coder Next Fp8 or Qwen3 Next 80B A3b Instruct?

Qwen3 Next 80B A3b Instruct, on this workload shape. At list prices it is $0.15/$1.50 per million tokens in and out against $0.50/$1.20 for Qwen3 Coder Next Fp8. Billed on Allocate: $0.16/$1.60 against $0.54/$1.28, list plus 7%.

Which has the bigger context window?

They match: both read 262,144 tokens (256K) per request.

Can I fine-tune Qwen3 Coder Next Fp8 or Qwen3 Next 80B A3b Instruct?

Both publish open weights (Qwen3 Coder Next Fp8: Apache 2.0; Qwen3 Next 80B A3b Instruct: Apache 2.0), so both can be fine-tuned. On Allocate the trained weights stay inside your boundary and belong to you.

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Run the numbers on your workload

Or don’t choose. On Allocate a route name is the contract: point yours at one model today, swap to the other tomorrow, and compare them on your live traffic with per-token metering.