Qwen: Qwen3 235B A22B
Qwen3 235B A22B is a large mixture-of-experts model from Alibaba with tool use and function calling support and a 128K context window. Despite its scale, benchmark scores are modest and pricing is less competitive than smaller Qwen3 variants, making it a less compelling choice unless raw parameter count is a specific requirement.
Assessment date: April 16, 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
| Modality | Text → Text |
| Tokenizer | Qwen3 |
| Instruct Type | qwen3 |
| Parameters | 235B |
Performance Indices
Source: Artificial Analysis
Benchmark Scores
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Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face
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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
Live endpoint metrics — refreshed every 30 minutes.
