Kimi K2 Thinking vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct

Kimi K2 Thinking 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.

KimiKimi K2 ThinkingNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
22.00
Total cost
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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.

MetricKimi K2 ThinkingQwen3 Next 80B A3B InstructDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)22.09.6−56.4% Qwen3 Next 80B A3B In… is 56.4% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)22.51s4.52s−79.9% Qwen3 Next 80B A3B In… is 79.9% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.60 / $2.50$0.10 / $1.10
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