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Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B

Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 (Qwen) 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 2 October 2026

As of 2 October 2026, Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#64 vs #72); and Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 is 2.9× cheaper per output token ($0.35/1M vs $1.00/1M).

Which should you choose?

Choose Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #64 against #72 (62.1 vs 60.7 points).
  • API cost matters — $0.35/1M output tokens against $1.00/1M, about 2.9× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.087/1M against $0.15/1M.

Choose Qwen3.6 35B A3B if…

  • AA τ²-Bench Telecom is your yardstick — 95.3% against 33.3%.
  • AA Humanity's Last Exam is your yardstick — 22.2% against 11.1%.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Qwen3.6 35B A3B was listed 27 April 2026, Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 21 July 2025.

Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 and Qwen3.6 35B A3B
FieldQwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507QwenQwen3.6 35B A3BQwen
ModelCap Index position#64#72
Index score62.160.7
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.087$0.15
Output price / 1M tokens$0.35$1.00
Context window262K tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens236K236K
API providers listed99
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText, Image, Video
First listed21 July 202527 April 2026
PublisherQwenQwen

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards · 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B

Public benchmark boards where Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 or Qwen3.6 35B A3B has a published result
BoardQwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507Qwen3.6 35B A3BLeads
Arena textArena (LMArena)14221420–1425Not reported—Only one result
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14721467–1476—Only one result
BFCL V4UC Berkeley (Gorilla)52.2Prompt—Only one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis—18.2ReasoningOnly one result
AA Terminal-Bench 2.1Artificial Analysis—44.9%ReasoningOnly one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis33.3%Non-reasoning95.3%ReasoningQwen3.6 35B A3B
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis11.1%Non-reasoning22.2%ReasoningQwen3.6 35B A3B

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 Qwen3.6 35B A3B: common questions

Is Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 better than Qwen3.6 35B A3B?

Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 2 October 2026: #64 against #72. 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 Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 cheaper than Qwen3.6 35B A3B?

Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 is cheaper on output tokens: $0.35/1M against $1.00/1M. Input tokens are $0.087/1M for Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 and $0.15/1M for Qwen3.6 35B 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 $0.80 for Qwen3.6 35B A3B. Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 costs 56.3% 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 Qwen3.6 35B A3B?

Both publish a 262K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 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 Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 and Qwen3.6 35B A3B open-weight models?

Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507: 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 Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 and Qwen3.6 35B A3B?

ModelCap currently lists 9 API providers for Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 and 9 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 Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B comparison?

Every figure and ModelCap Index position comes from the same published snapshot dated 2 October 2026. Publication and page updates happen separately; use the snapshot date shown on the page.

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