DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct

DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

DeepSeekDeepSeek R1 (Jan '25)Off the frontier
Intelligence
11.40
Total cost
$461
AlibabaQwen3 Next 80B A3B InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
9.60
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricDeepSeek R1 (Jan '25)Qwen3 Next 80B A3B InstructDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)11.49.6−15.8% Qwen3 Next 80B A3B In… is 15.8% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$460.74Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)19.76s4.46s−77.4% Qwen3 Next 80B A3B In… is 77.4% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$2.00 / $4.00$0.10 / $1.10
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