Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B
Analysis Summary
Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B sits in the Efficient tier on our leaderboard, ranked #186 of 544 published models on overall intelligence. At $0.455 input and $1.82 output per 1M tokens, it is among the most expensive on the market. It offers a standard large context window and supports tool use, function calling, and reasoning.
Editorial notes
Qwen3 235B A22B is a large MoE model with tool use and a 131K context at moderate pricing, but its intelligence and coding indices are low relative to its size, and it applies a regional accessibility penalty.
Assessed May 5, 2026
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Performance Profile
Qwen3-235B-A22B is a 235B parameter mixture-of-experts (MoE) model developed by Qwen, activating 22B parameters per forward pass. It supports seamless switching between a "thinking" mode for complex reasoning, math, and..
Capabilities
Architecture Detail
| Instruct Type | qwen3 |
Performance Indices
Source: Artificial Analysis
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Model Information
| OpenRouter ID |
qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b
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| Provider | qwen |
| Release Date | April 28, 2025 |
| Context Length | 131,072 tokens |
| Max Completion | 8,192 tokens |
| Status | Active |
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.46 | $0.000455 |
| Output | $1.82 | $0.001820 |
Live Performance
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