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Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking vs Solar Pro 4

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking (Qwen) and Solar Pro 4 (Upstage) 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, Solar Pro 4 holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#52 vs #55); Solar Pro 4 is 33.3× cheaper per output token ($0.12/1M vs $4.00/1M); Solar Pro 4 offers the longer context window (524K vs 131K tokens); and Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking if…

  • you want to self-host: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking ships open weights while Solar Pro 4 is api only.
  • you want provider choice — 2 listed API providers against 1.
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1455 against 1450.

Choose Solar Pro 4 if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #52 against #55 (46.5 vs 46.3 points).
  • API cost matters — $0.12/1M output tokens against $4.00/1M, about 33.3× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.03/1M against $0.40/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 524K tokens against 131K.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Solar Pro 4 was listed 10 August 2026, Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking 23 September 2025.

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking vs Solar Pro 4: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking and Solar Pro 4
FieldQwen3 VL 235B A22B ThinkingQwenSolar Pro 4Upstage
ModelCap Index position#55#52
Index score46.346.5
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.40$0.03
Output price / 1M tokens$4.00$0.12
Context window131K tokens524K tokens
Max output tokens33K131K
API providers listed21
Weight accessOpen weightsAPI only
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
First listed23 September 202510 August 2026
PublisherQwenUpstage

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards · 4 public benchmark observations across 4 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking vs Solar Pro 4

Public benchmark boards where Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking or Solar Pro 4 has a published result
BoardQwen3 VL 235B A22B ThinkingSolar Pro 4Leads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14551441–146914501427–1473Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking
LMArena AgentLMArena—-10.1%-12.3%–-7.9%Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis—41.6intelligence-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 VL 235B A22B Thinking vs Solar Pro 4: common questions

Is Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking better than Solar Pro 4?

Solar Pro 4 ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #52 against #55. 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 VL 235B A22B Thinking cheaper than Solar Pro 4?

Solar Pro 4 is cheaper on output tokens: $0.12/1M against $4.00/1M. Input tokens are $0.40/1M for Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking and $0.03/1M for Solar Pro 4. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking or Solar Pro 4?

Solar Pro 4 has the larger context window: 524K tokens against 131K.

Which is better for coding, Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking or Solar Pro 4?

Arena coding: Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking 1455, Solar Pro 4 1450 — Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking leads.

Are Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking and Solar Pro 4 open-weight models?

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking: Open weights. Solar Pro 4: API only. 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 VL 235B A22B Thinking and Solar Pro 4?

ModelCap currently lists 2 API providers for Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking and 1 for Solar Pro 4, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking vs Solar Pro 4 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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