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Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 vs Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 (Qwen) and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct (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 11 October 2026

As of 11 October 2026, Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#78 vs #154); 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 — #78 against #154 (60.1 vs 41.7 points).
  • you need the longer context window — 262K tokens against 131K.
  • you want provider choice — 6 listed API providers against 0.
  • AA τ²-Bench Telecom is your yardstick — 33.3% against 29.2%.
  • AA Humanity's Last Exam is your yardstick — 11.1% against 6.8%.

Choose Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct if…

  • you want the more recently listed model — Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct was listed 23 October 2025, Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 21 July 2025.

Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 vs Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
FieldQwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507QwenQwen3 VL 32B InstructQwen
ModelCap Index position#78#154
Index score60.141.7
EvidenceMeasuredEstimated
Input price / 1M tokens$0.09Unlisted
Output price / 1M tokens$0.55Unlisted
Context window262K tokens131K tokens
Declared route output cap16K33K
API providers listed60
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText, Image
First listed21 July 202523 October 2025
PublisherQwenQwen

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards · 4 reported rows against measured corpus ladders (51%); publisher-corpus-prior over 211 held-out anchors (50%); shrunk 9.8 up toward the measured corpus. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 vs Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Public benchmark boards where Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 or Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct has a published result
BoardQwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507Qwen3 VL 32B InstructLeads
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 τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis33.3%Non-reasoning29.2%Non-reasoningQwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis11.1%Non-reasoning6.8%Non-reasoningQwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507

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 VL 32B Instruct: common questions

Is Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 better than Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct?

Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 11 October 2026: #78 against #154. 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 VL 32B Instruct?

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, Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 or Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct?

Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 has the larger context window: 262K tokens against 131K. OpenRouter catalogue or provider-endpoint declaration. Limits can vary by provider and prompt length; a model-wide maximum has not been independently verified.

Which is better for coding, Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 or Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct?

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 VL 32B Instruct open-weight models?

Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507: Open weights. Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence. A missing weight link does not identify every API or chat product that offers a model.

Where can I run Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct?

ModelCap currently lists 6 API providers for Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507 and 0 for Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct, 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 VL 32B Instruct comparison?

Every figure and ModelCap Index position comes from the same published snapshot dated 11 October 2026. Publication and page updates happen separately; use the snapshot date shown on the page.

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