Model Comparison

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
vs. Solar Pro 2 (Preview) (Reasoning)

Comparing 2 AI models · 12 benchmarks · Alibaba, Upstage

Recommended Pick

Alibaba logo Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct 7 metric wins

Strongest on: Throughput, Intelligence, GPQA

Lowest Price

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Solar Pro 2 (Preview) (Reasoning)

$0.00/1M input price

Best Reasoning

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Solar Pro 2 (Preview) (Reasoning)

47.7 reasoning score

Blends available reasoning benchmarks

Best for Coding

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Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct

15.3 coding index

Composite Indices

Higher is better; speed and price are normalized

Standard Benchmarks

Only benchmarks with data are shown

Differences That Matter

Price gap

Solar Pro 2 (Preview) (Reasoning) is ∞x cheaper on input tokens than Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct.

Reasoning gap

Solar Pro 2 (Preview) (Reasoning) leads Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct by 1.0 points on reasoning.

Top-pick rationale

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct wins 7 measurable categories, including Throughput, Intelligence, GPQA, MMLU Pro.

Live compare

Response Face-Off

Run one prompt through the selected models and compare response quality with live speed and cost context.

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Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct

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Waiting

TTFT

Time

tok/s

Tokens

Cost

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Solar Pro 2 (Preview) (Reasoning)

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TTFT

Time

tok/s

Tokens

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Which answer was more useful?

AI Chat

Chat with 80+ models

Inference API

EU-hosted inference

Full Comparison

Metric
Top Pick
Alibaba logo Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Alibaba
Upstage logo Solar Pro 2 (Preview) (Reasoning)
Upstage
Pricing per 1M tokens
Input Cost $0.50/1M$0.00/1M
Output Cost $2.00/1M$0.00/1M
Blended (3:1) $0.88/1M
Specifications
Organization AlibabaUpstage
Release Date Sep 11, 2025May 20, 2025
Performance & Speed
Throughput 164.0 tok/s
TTFT 1242ms
Latency 1242ms
Composite Indices
Value Score 100.0
Reasoning Score 46.847.7
Intelligence 20.118.8
Coding 15.3
Math 66.3
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA 73.8%57.8%
MMLU Pro 81.9%76.8%
HLE 7.3%5.7%
LiveCodeBench 68.4%46.2%
MATH 500 90.0%
AIME 2025 66.3%
AIME (Original) 66.3%
SciCode 30.7%16.4%
LCR 51.3%
IFBench 39.7%
TAU-bench v2 21.6%
TerminalBench Hard 7.6%

Key Takeaways

Solar Pro 2 (Preview) (Reasoning) offers the best value at $0.00/1M, making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.

Solar Pro 2 (Preview) (Reasoning) has the strongest reasoning profile with a 47.7 reasoning score, combining the available reasoning-heavy benchmarks.

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct reaches a 15.3 coding index, making it the top choice for software development and code generation tasks.

All models support context windows of ∞+ tokens, suitable for processing lengthy documents and maintaining extended conversations.

When to Choose Each Model

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Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct

  • Code generation
  • Software development
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Solar Pro 2 (Preview) (Reasoning)

  • Cost-sensitive applications
  • High-volume processing
  • Complex reasoning tasks
  • Research & analysis