Model comparison
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.1 to 34.3 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3 Coder Next costs 10× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct scores higher in 1 category and Qwen3 Coder Next in 1 category; one gap is clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads 25.5 to 22.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is WeirdML: 41.2% for Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct and 34.4% for Qwen3 Coder Next.
- Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper at $0.12 / $0.80 per million input/output tokens, against $1.50 / $7.50 for Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct.
Side by side
| Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 38.1 | 34.3 |
| Released | 2025-04 | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Max output | 66K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.50 | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $7.50 | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 25 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 35.5 (#223), Qwen3 Coder Next: 36.3 (#210)
| Benchmark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 41.2% | 34.4% |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 55.4% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1275 | — |
| SciCode | — | 32.3% |
| GSO | 4.9% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1412 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 461.45 | — |
| AlgoTune | 1.44 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 23.9 (#123), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 27.2% | — |
Reasoning Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 25.5 (#149), Qwen3 Coder Next: 22.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 49.5% | — |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1372 | — |
Math Not comparable
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 37.6 (#150), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1365 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 37.0 (#162), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1338 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 47.7 (#148), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1346 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1357 | — |
| LMArena French | 1398 | — |
| LMArena German | 1325 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1310 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1305 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1366 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1360 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 71.6 (#147), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1355 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 42.0 (#131), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1378 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 55.3 (#147), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1357 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1333 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1365 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.1 to 34.3 on the Noometry Index. Qwen3 Coder Next costs 10× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct or Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper. It lists at $0.12 per million input tokens and $0.80 per million output tokens; Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct lists at $1.50 and $7.50.
Is Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (35.5 vs 36.3); test both on your own repository before choosing.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 262K tokens.
How many benchmarks do Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has 25 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.