Model comparison Synced Mar 10, 2026

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (exacto) vs Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct

Side-by-side comparison of DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (exacto) and Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct. Compare pricing, context window, capabilities, and find out which is better for your workflow.

Verdict

moderate confidence

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (exacto) leads overall

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (exacto) leads in price and capabilities, making it the stronger choice for most workflows. Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct remains competitive with advantages in context window.

Best for with DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (exacto)

Budget-conscious workflowsMulti-modal tasks

Best for with Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct

Long document processing

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Technical specifications

	DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (exacto)	Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct
Provider	DeepSeek	Qwen
Input price	$0.21/M	$0.09/M
Output price	$0.79/M	$1/M
Context window	164K	262K
Max output	N/A	N/A
Capabilities	Tool useReasoning	Tool use
Released	Sep 22, 2025	Sep 11, 2025

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Price

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (exacto) leads

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (exacto)

$0.79/M tokens