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Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct vs Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B

Try both on us. Starter credit covers your first requests, then one key routes Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct and Qwen3.5 397B A17B. Switch by changing the model name.

Compare routesProviders, price, context, and policy posture in one view.

Use auto when uptime mattersKeep a primary model and let fallback handle provider failures.

Same API shapeUse the OpenAI client and set the model you want.

Practical read

Monthly evidence

Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct has the lower published input-plus-output rate. Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B has more Credits provider routes. Their context windows are the same size. There is not enough recent probe data to compare speed.

$1.25545/1MQwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct cheapest route

$3.63975/1MQwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B cheapest route

not enough dataQwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct fastest measured p50 TTFT

not enough dataQwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B fastest measured p50 TTFT

The price comparison adds each route's rate for one million input tokens and one million output tokens; your cost depends on your input/output mix. Prices and live route measurements can change. Use the monthly reports when you need a stable evidence window, then run a small task-specific eval before choosing a production default.

Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B InstructQwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B

Model idqwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instructqwen/qwen3.5-397b-a17b

Publisher Alibaba Cloud Model Studio Alibaba Cloud Model Studio

AI IQ — —

Context262,144 tokens262,144 tokens

Credits provider routes411

Cheapest route$1.25545/1M$3.63975/1M

Cached input$0.062641/1M to $0.07385/1M$0.047475/1M to $0.58025/1M

Privacy posturehas ZDR routehas Confidential route (E2EE + ZDR)

Fastest measured p50 TTFTnot enough datanot enough data

Highest measured throughputnot enough datanot enough data

Recent route uptime rangenot enough datanot enough data

Modes chat chat

Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct routes

Overview4 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
ProvidersAll serving providers

Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B routes

Overview11 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
ProvidersAll serving providers

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Production choice

Pick a default model. Keep fallback enabled.

TrustedRouter is useful when you know the model you want, but still need provider rollover, budget limits, usage records, and a prompt path you can verify.

OpenAI clientPython

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api-azure.trustedrouter.com/v1",
    api_key="sk-tr-v1-..."
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instruct",
    messages=messages,
)

Questions

Which should I use, Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct or Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B?

Is Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct or Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B cheaper?

The current cheapest TrustedRouter route is $1.25545/1M for Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct and $3.63975/1M for Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B. The comparison uses current catalog prices and updates as provider pricing changes.

Is Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct or Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B faster?

Current measured p50 time to first token is not enough data for Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct and not enough data for Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B. These are routed probe measurements, not vendor-advertised speeds, and update as new samples arrive.

Can I test Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct and Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B with the same API?

Yes. Use the same OpenAI-compatible TrustedRouter base URL and API key, then change only the model id between qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instruct and qwen/qwen3.5-397b-a17b. This makes side-by-side evals possible without maintaining two provider integrations.