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Qwen3 235B A22B vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B

Qwen3 235B A22B (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 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, Qwen3.6 35B A3B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#59 vs #65); Qwen3.6 35B A3B is 1.8× cheaper per output token ($1.00/1M vs $1.82/1M); and Qwen3.6 35B A3B offers the longer context window (262K vs 131K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Qwen3 235B A22B if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which Qwen3 235B A22B leads Qwen3.6 35B A3B for this pair.

Choose Qwen3.6 35B A3B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #59 against #65 (43.5 vs 40.0 points).
  • API cost matters — $1.00/1M output tokens against $1.82/1M, about 1.8× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.14/1M against $0.455/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 262K tokens against 131K.
  • you want provider choice — 9 listed API providers against 1.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Qwen3.6 35B A3B was listed 27 April 2026, Qwen3 235B A22B 28 April 2025.

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

Specification comparison of Qwen3 235B A22B and Qwen3.6 35B A3B
FieldQwen3 235B A22BQwenQwen3.6 35B A3BQwen
ModelCap Index position#65#59
Index score40.043.5
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.455$0.14
Output price / 1M tokens$1.82$1.00
Context window131K tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens8K262K
API providers listed19
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText, Image, Video
First listed28 April 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 vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B

Public benchmark boards where Qwen3 235B A22B or Qwen3.6 35B A3B has a published result
BoardQwen3 235B A22BQwen3.6 35B A3BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14451438–1453No thinking—Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis—32.1intelligence-indexOnly 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 Qwen3.6 35B A3B: common questions

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

Qwen3.6 35B A3B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #59 against #65. 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.

Is Qwen3 235B A22B cheaper than Qwen3.6 35B A3B?

Qwen3.6 35B A3B is cheaper on output tokens: $1.00/1M against $1.82/1M. Input tokens are $0.455/1M for Qwen3 235B A22B and $0.14/1M for Qwen3.6 35B A3B. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Qwen3 235B A22B or Qwen3.6 35B A3B?

Qwen3.6 35B A3B has the larger context window: 262K tokens against 131K.

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

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

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Qwen3 235B A22B 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 vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 August 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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