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AReaL SEA 235B A22B vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking

AReaL SEA 235B A22B (InclusionAI) and Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking (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 9 September 2026

As of 9 September 2026, Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#78 vs #79).

Which should you choose?

Choose AReaL SEA 235B A22B if…

  • you want the more recently listed model — AReaL SEA 235B A22B was listed 1 March 2026, Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking 23 September 2025.

Choose Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #78 against #79 (48.4 vs 48.2 points).
  • you want provider choice — 2 listed API providers against 0.

AReaL SEA 235B A22B vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of AReaL SEA 235B A22B and Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking
FieldAReaL SEA 235B A22BInclusionAIQwen3 VL 235B A22B ThinkingQwen
ModelCap Index position#79#78
Index score48.248.4
EvidenceInheritedMeasured
Input price / 1M tokensUnlisted$0.40
Output price / 1M tokensUnlisted$4.00
Context window— tokens131K tokens
Max output tokens—33K
API providers listed02
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText, Image
First listed1 March 202623 September 2025
PublisherInclusionAIQwen

Evidence: finetune of qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-thinking-2507 · finetune (100%) · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: AReaL SEA 235B A22B vs Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking

Public benchmark boards where AReaL SEA 235B A22B or Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking has a published result
BoardAReaL SEA 235B A22BQwen3 VL 235B A22B ThinkingLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—14531439–1468Only 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 VL 235B A22B Thinking: common questions

Is AReaL SEA 235B A22B better than Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking?

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 9 September 2026: #78 against #79. 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 VL 235B A22B Thinking?

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 VL 235B A22B Thinking?

Both publish a —-token context window.

Which is better for coding, AReaL SEA 235B A22B or Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking?

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 VL 235B A22B Thinking open-weight models?

AReaL SEA 235B A22B: Open weights. Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking: 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 VL 235B A22B Thinking?

ModelCap currently lists 0 API providers for AReaL SEA 235B A22B and 2 for Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking, 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 VL 235B A22B Thinking comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 9 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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