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Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 vs Qwen3 30B A3B

Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 (Qwen) and Qwen3 30B 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 22 September 2026

As of 22 September 2026, Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#60 vs #164); Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 is 1.4× cheaper per output token ($0.35/1M vs $0.50/1M); and Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 offers the longer context window (262K vs 131K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #60 against #164 (63.6 vs 33.6 points).
  • API cost matters — $0.35/1M output tokens against $0.50/1M, about 1.4× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.087/1M against $0.12/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 262K tokens against 131K.
  • you want provider choice — 9 listed API providers against 2.
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1472 against 1386.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 was listed 21 July 2025, Qwen3 30B A3B 28 April 2025.

Choose Qwen3 30B A3B if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which Qwen3 30B A3B leads Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 for this pair.

Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 vs Qwen3 30B A3B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 and Qwen3 30B A3B
FieldQwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507QwenQwen3 30B A3BQwen
ModelCap Index position#60#164
Index score63.633.6
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.087$0.12
Output price / 1M tokens$0.35$0.50
Context window262K tokens131K tokens
Max output tokens236K16K
API providers listed92
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed21 July 202528 April 2025
PublisherQwenQwen

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 vs Qwen3 30B A3B

Public benchmark boards where Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 or Qwen3 30B A3B has a published result
BoardQwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507Qwen3 30B A3BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14721468–147713861377–1395Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507
BFCL V4UC Berkeley (Gorilla)52.2Prompt—Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis33.3%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 Instruct":reasoning=false—Only one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis11.1%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 Instruct":reasoning=false—Only 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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Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 vs Qwen3 30B A3B: common questions

Is Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 better than Qwen3 30B A3B?

Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 22 September 2026: #60 against #164. 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 do not overlap, but the aggregate Index does not predict performance on every task; compare the relevant benchmark configurations before choosing.

Is Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 cheaper than Qwen3 30B A3B?

Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 is cheaper on output tokens: $0.35/1M against $0.50/1M. Input tokens are $0.087/1M for Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 and $0.12/1M for Qwen3 30B A3B. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens. For 1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each (2M input + 0.5M output), the listed-rate estimate is $0.35 for Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 versus $0.49 for Qwen3 30B A3B. Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 costs 28.6% less in this scenario. This excludes caching, batch discounts, prompt-length tiers, tool charges and retries; verify the selected endpoint before budgeting.

Which has the bigger context window, Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 or Qwen3 30B A3B?

Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 has the larger context window: 262K tokens against 131K.

Which is better for coding, Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 or Qwen3 30B A3B?

Arena coding: Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 1472, Qwen3 30B A3B 1386 — Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 leads.

Are Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 and Qwen3 30B A3B open-weight models?

Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507: Open weights. Qwen3 30B 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 Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 and Qwen3 30B A3B?

ModelCap currently lists 9 API providers for Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 and 2 for Qwen3 30B A3B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 vs Qwen3 30B A3B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 22 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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