Analysis Summary
Qwen3 235B A22B is a large Qwen model with a 131,072-token context window and listed tool use and function calling. The supplied record includes an intelligence index but no separate coding, agentic, instruction-following, or long-context benchmark results, so its practical advantage over smaller variants cannot be confirmed from this data. Input is text-only.
It could support code assistance, structured SEO workflows, long brief analysis, and tool-connected tasks where the implementation includes validation and clear boundaries. The absence of detailed technical evidence makes it unsuitable as an automatic choice for autonomous engineering or high-stakes client reasoning. Teams should test latency, reliability, and output quality on representative workloads before committing.
Pricing of $0.455 per million input tokens and $1.82 per million output tokens is reasonable for a larger model but less compelling than the Qwen3 32B listing. Treat it as a pilot candidate rather than a default production model.
Assessed August 9, 2026
Editorial notes
Qwen3 235B A22B offers a large 131K context with tool use and function calling, making it relevant to technical workflows; its available reasoning evidence is limited and does not establish flagship-level reliability.
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DFO Verdict
Qwen3 235B A22B offers a large 131K context with tool use and function calling, making it relevant to technical workflows; its available reasoning evidence is limited and does not establish flagship-level reliability.
How Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B compares
Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B ranks #238 of 432 AI models we track for overall intelligence. Its 131K-token context window is larger than 49% of the models we list. At $0.46 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 39% of comparable models.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Strongest on value. The pulled-in technical corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
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| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.46 | $0.000455 |
| Output | $1.82 | $0.001820 |
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Talk to our teamAbout Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B
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..
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Frequently asked questions about Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B
How much does Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B cost?
Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B costs $0.46 per million input tokens and $1.82 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B?
Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B has a context window of 131,072 tokens (131K).
What can Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B do?
Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B supports tool use and function calling.
Who created Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B?
Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B is developed by Qwen and was released on April 28, 2025.
Data sourced from the OpenRouter API, Artificial Analysis, the Hugging Face Open LLM Leaderboard and our own internal testing. Scores are editorially curated by our team.
Last updated: September 2, 2026 11:59 am