Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Thinking is a reasoning-first chat model in the Qwen3-Next line that outputs structured “thinking” traces by default. It’s designed for hard multi-step problems; math proofs, code synthesis/debugging, logic, and agentic planning, and reports strong results across knowledge, reasoning, coding, alignment, and multilingual evaluations. Compared with prior Qwen3 variants, it emphasizes stability under long chains of thought and efficient scaling during inference, and it is tuned to follow complex instructions while reducing repetitive or off-task behavior. The model is suitable for agent frameworks and tool use (function calling), retrieval-heavy workflows, and standardized benchmarking where step-by-step solutions are required. It supports long, detailed completions and leverages throughput-oriented techniques (e.g., multi-token prediction) for faster generation. Note that it operates in thinking-only mode.
Specifications
Modalities
Supported Parameters
Reasoning Configuration
- Default
- Thinking on
- Turning thinking off
- Not possible (always thinks)
Data policy
- Prompt retention
- Unknown — we could not confirm
- Training
- Unknown — not declared
"Unknown" does not mean "safe". It means we could not confirm it.
Whether a provider trains on prompts is a declared value from our terms with them. Retention is determined from the upstream listing for every host this model can reach. Neither is guessed.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking available on FastMetal?
- Not at the moment. Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct, from the same lab, is available on the FastMetal API today.
- What is the context window of Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking?
- 128,000 tokens, shared between the prompt and the response.
- How does Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking rank?
- #177 on the public arena's Japanese board (ELO 1,293). Ranks move as the leaderboard is updated.
Leaderboard
Rankings: LMArena leaderboard dataset (lmarena-ai/leaderboard-dataset), CC BY 4.0, snapshot 2026-10-22; category names mapped and ratings rounded by FastMetal.