# Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct is a model from Alibaba with open weights, first recorded on 9 Sep 2026; its release date is not established. The context window is 262,144 tokens. Pricing is $0.09 per million input tokens and $1.10 per million output tokens.

- Developer: Alibaba
- Id: qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instruct
- Sighting: 2026-09-09T00:14:30.967Z
  - [evidence link](https://openrouter.ai/qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instruct)
- Status: Released
- Weights version: 2025-09-09
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/api/models/Qwen/Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct/paths-info/9c7f2fbe84465e40164a94cc16cd30b6999b0cc7)
- Canonical: https://alexgetman.com/models/alibaba/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instruct/

## Questions

### What is the context window of Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct?

The context window is 262,144 tokens.

### How much does Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct cost?

Pricing is $0.09 per million input tokens and $1.10 per million output tokens.

### Are the weights of Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct publicly available?

Yes. Alibaba publishes the weights.

### When was Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct released?

Its release date is not established. Signal Forge first recorded it on 9 Sep 2026.

## Evidence links

- [Artificial Analysis · benchmarks](https://artificialanalysis.ai/models)
- [huggingface:Qwen](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct)
- [hf-author-artifacts:Qwen](https://huggingface.co/api/models/Qwen/Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct/paths-info/9c7f2fbe84465e40164a94cc16cd30b6999b0cc7)
- [models.dev · catalogue](https://models.dev/#Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct)
- [models.dev · catalogue](https://models.dev/#qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instruct)
- [OpenCode · discovery](https://opencode.ai/data/alibaba/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instruct)
- [OpenRouter](https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/models)
- [openrouter](https://openrouter.ai/qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instruct)

## Signals

- [Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct spotted on OpenRouter](https://alexgetman.com/signals/2026/09/09/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instruct/)