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Qwen3 32B vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B

Qwen3 32B (Qwen) and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (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 Coder 480B A35B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#103 vs #138); Qwen3 32B is 3.6× cheaper per output token ($0.28/1M vs $1.00/1M); and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B offers the longer context window (262K vs 131K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Qwen3 32B if…

  • API cost matters — $0.28/1M output tokens against $1.00/1M, about 3.6× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.08/1M against $0.30/1M.

Choose Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #103 against #138 (52.3 vs 39.8 points).
  • you need the longer context window — 262K tokens against 131K.
  • you want provider choice — 5 listed API providers against 2.
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1458 against 1407.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B was listed 23 July 2025, Qwen3 32B 28 April 2025.

Qwen3 32B vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Qwen3 32B and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
FieldQwen3 32BQwenQwen3 Coder 480B A35BQwen
ModelCap Index position#138#103
Index score39.852.3
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.08$0.30
Output price / 1M tokens$0.28$1.00
Context window131K tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens16K66K
API providers listed25
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed28 April 202523 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 32B vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B

Public benchmark boards where Qwen3 32B or Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B has a published result
BoardQwen3 32BQwen3 Coder 480B A35BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14071383–143114581449–1467Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
SWE-benchSWE-bench (Princeton / SWE-agent team)—55.4%Only one result
BFCL V4UC Berkeley (Gorilla)48.7Function calling—Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis—43.6%tau2:telecom:dual-control:pass-at-1:3-repeats:source-model="Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct":reasoning=falseOnly one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis—4.5%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct":reasoning=falseOnly 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 32B vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B: common questions

Is Qwen3 32B better than Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 22 September 2026: #103 against #138. 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 do not overlap, but the aggregate Index does not predict performance on every task; compare the relevant benchmark configurations before choosing.

Is Qwen3 32B cheaper than Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?

Qwen3 32B is cheaper on output tokens: $0.28/1M against $1.00/1M. Input tokens are $0.08/1M for Qwen3 32B and $0.30/1M for Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B. 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 $0.30 for Qwen3 32B versus $1.10 for Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B. Qwen3 32B costs 72.7% 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 32B or Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B has the larger context window: 262K tokens against 131K.

Which is better for coding, Qwen3 32B or Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?

Arena coding: Qwen3 32B 1407, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B 1458 — Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B leads.

Are Qwen3 32B and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B open-weight models?

Qwen3 32B: Open weights. Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B: 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 32B and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?

ModelCap currently lists 2 API providers for Qwen3 32B and 5 for Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Qwen3 32B vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B 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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