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AReaL SEA 235B A22B vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B

AReaL SEA 235B A22B (InclusionAI) and Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Qwen) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 15 September 2026

As of 15 September 2026, Qwen3.6 35B A3B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#86 vs #89).

Which should you choose?

Choose AReaL SEA 235B A22B if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which AReaL SEA 235B A22B leads Qwen3.6 35B A3B for this pair.

Choose Qwen3.6 35B A3B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #86 against #89 (49.9 vs 48.8 points).
  • you want provider choice — 11 listed API providers against 0.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Qwen3.6 35B A3B was listed 27 April 2026, AReaL SEA 235B A22B 1 March 2026.

AReaL SEA 235B A22B vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of AReaL SEA 235B A22B and Qwen3.6 35B A3B
FieldAReaL SEA 235B A22BInclusionAIQwen3.6 35B A3BQwen
ModelCap Index position#89#86
Index score48.849.9
EvidenceInheritedMeasured
Input price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.10
Output price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.90
Context window— tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens—236K
API providers listed011
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText, Image, Video
First listed1 March 202627 April 2026
PublisherInclusionAIQwen

Evidence: finetune of qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-thinking-2507 · finetune (100%) · 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: AReaL SEA 235B A22B vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B

Public benchmark boards where AReaL SEA 235B A22B or Qwen3.6 35B A3B has a published result
BoardAReaL SEA 235B A22BQwen3.6 35B A3BLeads
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis—18.8intelligence-index:v4.3:reasoning-unspecifiedOnly one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis—95.3%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)":reasoning=trueOnly one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis—22.2%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)":reasoning=trueOnly one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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AReaL SEA 235B A22B vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B: common questions

Is AReaL SEA 235B A22B better than Qwen3.6 35B A3B?

Qwen3.6 35B A3B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 15 September 2026: #86 against #89. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.

Is AReaL SEA 235B A22B cheaper than Qwen3.6 35B A3B?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, AReaL SEA 235B A22B or Qwen3.6 35B A3B?

Both publish a —-token context window.

Which is better for coding, AReaL SEA 235B A22B or Qwen3.6 35B A3B?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are AReaL SEA 235B A22B and Qwen3.6 35B A3B open-weight models?

AReaL SEA 235B A22B: Open weights. Qwen3.6 35B A3B: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run AReaL SEA 235B A22B and Qwen3.6 35B A3B?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for AReaL SEA 235B A22B and 11 for Qwen3.6 35B A3B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this AReaL SEA 235B A22B vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 15 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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