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Qwen3 235B A22B vs ContextPilot E4B

Qwen3 235B A22B (Qwen) and ContextPilot E4B (Tencent) 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 3 September 2026

As of 3 September 2026, Qwen3 235B A22B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#70 vs #71); and Qwen3 235B A22B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Qwen3 235B A22B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #70 against #71 (39.6 vs 38.9 points).
  • you want to self-host: Qwen3 235B A22B ships open weights while ContextPilot E4B is restricted license.
  • you want provider choice — 1 listed API providers against 0.

Choose ContextPilot E4B if…

  • you want the more recently listed model — ContextPilot E4B was listed 27 August 2026, Qwen3 235B A22B 28 April 2025.

Qwen3 235B A22B vs ContextPilot E4B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Qwen3 235B A22B and ContextPilot E4B
FieldQwen3 235B A22BQwenContextPilot E4BTencent
ModelCap Index position#70#71
Index score39.638.9
EvidenceMeasuredEstimated
Input price / 1M tokens$0.455Unlisted
Output price / 1M tokens$1.82Unlisted
Context window131K tokens— tokens
Max output tokens8K—
API providers listed10
Weight accessOpen weightsRestricted license
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed28 April 202527 August 2026
PublisherQwenTencent

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards · publisher corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Qwen3 235B A22B vs ContextPilot E4B

Public benchmark boards where Qwen3 235B A22B or ContextPilot E4B has a published result
BoardQwen3 235B A22BContextPilot E4BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14451438–1453No thinking—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 vs ContextPilot E4B: common questions

Is Qwen3 235B A22B better than ContextPilot E4B?

Qwen3 235B A22B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #70 against #71. 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 ContextPilot E4B?

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 or ContextPilot E4B?

Both publish a 131K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Qwen3 235B A22B or ContextPilot E4B?

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 ContextPilot E4B open-weight models?

Qwen3 235B A22B: Open weights. ContextPilot E4B: Restricted license. 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 ContextPilot E4B?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Qwen3 235B A22B and 0 for ContextPilot E4B, 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 ContextPilot E4B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 3 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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