Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking
Analysis Summary
Qwen: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking sits in the Specialist tier on our leaderboard, ranked #99 of 523 published models on overall intelligence. At $0.260 input and $2.60 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, vision, and reasoning.
Editorial notes
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking adds vision capability to strong maths and reasoning benchmarks, with tool use support and a 131K context window, making it a capable multimodal option, though regional accessibility may be a consideration for UK businesses.
Assessed April 23, 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..
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Performance Indices
Source: Artificial Analysis
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Model Information
| OpenRouter ID |
qwen/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking
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| Provider | qwen |
| Release Date | September 23, 2025 |
| Context Length | 131,072 tokens |
| Max Completion | 32,768 tokens |
| Status | Active |
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.26 | $0.000260 |
| Output | $2.60 | $0.002600 |
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