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Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B vs Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (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 Coder 480B A35B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#115 vs #154); and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B offers the longer context window (262K vs 131K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #115 against #154 (51.2 vs 41.7 points).
  • you need the longer context window — 262K tokens against 131K.
  • you want provider choice — 3 listed API providers against 0.
  • AA τ²-Bench Telecom is your yardstick — 43.6% against 29.2%.

Choose Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct if…

  • AA Humanity's Last Exam is your yardstick — 6.8% against 4.5%.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct was listed 23 October 2025, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B 23 July 2025.

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

Specification comparison of Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
FieldQwen3 Coder 480B A35BQwenQwen3 VL 32B InstructQwen
ModelCap Index position#115#154
Index score51.241.7
EvidenceMeasuredEstimated
Input price / 1M tokens$0.30Unlisted
Output price / 1M tokens$1.00Unlisted
Context window262K tokens131K tokens
Declared route output cap66K33K
API providers listed30
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText, Image
First listed23 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 Coder 480B A35B vs Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Public benchmark boards where Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B or Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct has a published result
BoardQwen3 Coder 480B A35BQwen3 VL 32B InstructLeads
Arena textArena (LMArena)13881383–1392Not reported—Only one result
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14571448–1466—Only one result
SWE-benchSWE-bench (Princeton / SWE-agent team)55.4%—Only one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis43.6%Non-reasoning29.2%Non-reasoningQwen3 Coder 480B A35B
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis4.5%Non-reasoning6.8%Non-reasoningQwen3 VL 32B Instruct

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 Coder 480B A35B vs Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct: common questions

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

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 11 October 2026: #115 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 Coder 480B A35B 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 Coder 480B A35B or Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct?

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

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B: 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 Coder 480B A35B and Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct?

ModelCap currently lists 3 API providers for Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B 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 Coder 480B A35B 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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