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Qwen3 235B A22B vs Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507

Qwen3 235B A22B (Qwen) and Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 (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 holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#86 vs #107); Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 is 9.4× cheaper per output token ($0.193/1M vs $1.82/1M); and Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 offers the longer context window (262K vs 131K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Qwen3 235B A22B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #86 against #107 (56.0 vs 50.5 points).
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1445 against 1439.

Choose Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 if…

  • API cost matters — $0.193/1M output tokens against $1.82/1M, about 9.4× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.048/1M against $0.455/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 262K tokens against 131K.
  • you want provider choice — 5 listed API providers against 1.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 was listed 29 July 2025, Qwen3 235B A22B 28 April 2025.

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

Specification comparison of Qwen3 235B A22B and Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507
FieldQwen3 235B A22BQwenQwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507Qwen
ModelCap Index position#86#107
Index score56.050.5
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.455$0.048
Output price / 1M tokens$1.82$0.193
Context window131K tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens8K32K
API providers listed15
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed28 April 202529 July 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 vs Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507

Public benchmark boards where Qwen3 235B A22B or Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 has a published result
BoardQwen3 235B A22BQwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507Leads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14451438–1453No thinking14391430–1448Qwen3 235B A22B
BFCL V4UC Berkeley (Gorilla)—41.4Function callingOnly 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 vs Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507: common questions

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

Qwen3 235B A22B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 22 September 2026: #86 against #107. 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 cheaper than Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507?

Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 is cheaper on output tokens: $0.193/1M against $1.82/1M. Input tokens are $0.455/1M for Qwen3 235B A22B and $0.048/1M for Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507. 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 $1.82 for Qwen3 235B A22B versus $0.19 for Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507. Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 costs 89.4% 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 or Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507?

Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 has the larger context window: 262K tokens against 131K.

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

Arena coding: Qwen3 235B A22B 1445, Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 1439 — Qwen3 235B A22B leads.

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

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

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Qwen3 235B A22B and 5 for Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

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