Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models show comparable benchmark performance. DeepSeek-V3.1 offers 196.6K more tokens in context window than Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct. Both models have similar pricing. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.1 was developed as an incremental advancement over DeepSeek-V3, designed to refine the mixture-of-experts architecture with improved training techniques. Built to enhance quality and efficiency while maintaining the open-source philosophy, it represents continued iteration on DeepSeek's flagship model line.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Next 80B Instruct was developed as the instruction-tuned version of Qwen3-Next 80B, designed to combine large-scale mixture-of-experts architecture with reliable instruction-following. Built to demonstrate efficient deployment of capable models, it balances advanced performance with practical computational efficiency.
8 months newer

DeepSeek-V3.1
DeepSeek
2025-01-10

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2025-09-10
Cost per million tokens (USD)

DeepSeek-V3.1

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 5 common benchmarks

DeepSeek-V3.1

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek-V3.1
DeepInfra
Novita

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

DeepSeek-V3.1

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

DeepSeek-V3.1

Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct
Novita