Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking is a large multimodal model with vision support and strong math performance, though its overall intelligence and coding scores are modest relative to top-tier models. Regional accessibility for UK businesses is a consideration, and the output pricing is relatively high for the performance level delivered.
Assessment date: April 4, 2026
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Performance Profile
Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B Thinking is a multimodal model that unifies strong text generation with visual understanding across images and video. The Thinking model is optimized for multimodal reasoning in STEM and math. The series emphasizes robust perception (recognition of diverse real-world and synthetic categories), spatial understanding (2D/3D grounding), and long-form visual comprehension, with competitive results on public multimodal benchmarks for both perception and reasoning. Beyond analysis, Qwen3-VL supports agentic interaction and tool use: it can follow complex instructions over multi-image, multi-turn dialogues; align text to video timelines for precise temporal queries; and operate GUI elements for automation tasks. The models also enable visual coding workflows, turning sketches or mockups into code and assisting with UI debugging, while maintaining strong text-only performance comparable to the flagship Qwen3 language models. This makes Qwen3-VL suitable for production scenarios spanning document AI, multilingual OCR, software/UI assistance, spatial/embodied tasks, and research on vision-language agents.
Capabilities
Architecture
| Modality | Text + Image → Text |
| Tokenizer | Qwen3 |
| Parameters | 235B |
Performance Indices
Source: Artificial Analysis
Benchmark Scores
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Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face
Model Information
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.26 | $0.000260 |
| Output | $2.60 | $0.002600 |
Live Performance
Live endpoint metrics — refreshed every 30 minutes.
Leaderboard Categories
External Resources
Data sourced from OpenRouter API, Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face Open LLM Leaderboard. Scores are editorially curated by our team.
Last updated: April 4, 2026 8:54 pm