# Qwen3-Coder-Next vs ZAYA1-8B (slim)

> ZAYA1-8B scores 61 (C) to Qwen3-Coder-Next's 57.6 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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ZAYA1-8B scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against Qwen3-Coder-Next's 57.6 (C), and leads in 2 of 4 scored categories. Qwen3-Coder-Next leads on reach and agent interface. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Qwen3-Coder-Next: C 57.6, rank #107 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-coder-next.min.md
- ZAYA1-8B: C 61, rank #85 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zaya1-8b.min.md
- Qwen3-Coder-Next, good for Agents that want a local coding model for long tool-calling loops on a single 64 GB to 128 GB machine. Ahead on Reach, 85 against 80; Agent interface, 75 against 60.
- ZAYA1-8B, good for People who want a small, fast reasoning model for maths and code and can live without tool calling Ahead on Risk, 55 against 50; Documentation and upkeep, 50 against 41.

| Category | Qwen3-Coder-Next | ZAYA1-8B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 85 | 80 |
| Risk (20%) | 50 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 75 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 41 | 50 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Qwen3-Coder-Next | ZAYA1-8B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Alibaba (Qwen team) | Zyphra |
| Last release | 2026-02-03 | 2026-07-02 |
| Agent reviews | 2.8/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Agent interface, Qwen3-Coder-Next +15: Qwen3-Coder-Next 75 (The template ships in the repository (20).); ZAYA1-8B 60 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (10,700 characters).)
- Documentation and upkeep, ZAYA1-8B +9: Qwen3-Coder-Next 41 (The card covers four of the seven items and misses limitations, languages and a cut-off (11).); ZAYA1-8B 50 (Model card 5, Intended use and the parameter counts are on the card.)
- Reach, Qwen3-Coder-Next +5: Qwen3-Coder-Next 85 (Memory earns 15 of 30, since Alibaba's own Q4_K_M GGUF is 48.4 GB, about 58 GB with a fifth added, inside the 64 GB band, and LM Studio's MLX and Ollama's build…); ZAYA1-8B 80 (Memory 30, the smallest build from Zyphra is the MXFP4-Experts repository, 5.85 GB, and 5.85 GB × 1.2 = 7.0 GB, within 16 GB.)
- Risk, ZAYA1-8B +5: Qwen3-Coder-Next 50 (Safetensors and GGUF only, with the two shipped parsers outside the documented loading path, gives file safety 25, and files in the Qwen organisation the publis…); ZAYA1-8B 55 (File safety 25, safetensors only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files and no Python in the repository.)