Is there any difference between the two? Are they interchangeable? Both mean
"although/even though."
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とはいえ vs のに difference
Whenever I encounter とはいえ it always strikes me as having a strong feeling of
one can/could say. The effect is much like のに. Also, I suspect (again
nonnative speaker here), that とはいえ is not generally used in everyday
conversation, but has become more of a literary form. It also feels a bit more
objective to me than のに. Native speakers (or otherwise knowledgeable folk)
please correct me lest I mislead
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You use とはいえ to partially deny, or say something contrary to, what was stated
earlier while accepting it on the whole.

> 試験に合格したとはいえ、まだ勉強しないといけない。  
>  Although I passed the exam, I still have more to study.  
>  (While it is true that I passed the exam, I still have more to study.)

On the other hand, のに is used to state two contrasting or contradictory facts.
In addition, it carries a sense of unexpectedness or surprise on the part of
the speaker.

> 試験に合格したのに、まだ勉強しないといけない。  
>  Although I passed the exam, I am still forced to study.  
>  (Despite the fact that I passed the exam, I am still forced to study.)

I would say とはいえ is closer in meaning to けど or けれども than to のに in that it
lacks this sense of unexpectedness or surprise.
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