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AlibabaReleased April 28, 2025

Qwen3 235B

Alibaba · Released April 28, 2025

Intelligence score

13

At a glance

Intelligence
13
Speed
60.3tokens/sec
Latency
2.83stime to first token
Input price
$0.70per 1M tokens
Output price
$8.40per 1M tokens
Context window
33Ktokens
Parameters
235billions

Summary

Comparison summary

Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) scores 13 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it at the lower end among other open weight models of similar size (median: 25). Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) generates output at 60.3 tokens per second (based on Alibaba's API), which is below average compared to other open weight models of similar size (median: 61.7 t/s). Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) costs $0.70 per 1M input tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $0.59) and $8.40 per 1M output tokens (at the higher end, median: $2.20), based on Alibaba's API.

Specifications

Technical specifications

Model nameQwen3 235B
ProviderAlibaba
Release dateApril 28, 2025
Intelligence score13
Speed60.3 tokens/sec
Latency (TTFT)2.83s
Input price$0.70 / 1M tokens
Output price$8.40 / 1M tokens
Context window33,000 tokens
Parameters235B
ReasoningYes
Input modalitiestext
Output modalities—
Open weightsYes
LicenseApache 2
API availability—
SourceModel Intelligence legacy profile: qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-reasoning

Pricing

Token prices

Price per 1M tokens

Qwen3 235B, as listed in the catalog record

Input $0.70 and output $8.40 per 1M tokens. Missing prices are hatched and marked "Not published".
  1. Input$0.70
  2. Output$8.40

Model Intelligence legacy profile: qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-reasoning

FAQ · 20

Frequently asked questions

Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) was released on April 28, 2025.

Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) was created by Alibaba.

Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) scores 13 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it at the lower end among other open weight models of similar size (median: 25).

Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) generates output at 60.3 tokens per second (based on Alibaba's API), which is below average compared to other open weight models of similar size (median: 61.7 t/s).

Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) has a time to first token (TTFT) of 2.83s (based on Alibaba's API), which is somewhat higher than average compared to other open weight models of similar size (median: 2.01s).

Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) costs $0.70 per 1M input tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $0.59) and $8.40 per 1M output tokens (at the higher end, median: $2.20), based on Alibaba's API.

Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) costs $0.70 per 1M input tokens and $8.40 per 1M output tokens (based on Alibaba's API). For a blended rate (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio), this is $1.47 per 1M tokens. Pricing may vary by provider.

Yes, Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) is a reasoning model. It uses extended thinking or chain-of-thought reasoning to work through complex problems before providing an answer.

Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) supports text input.

Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) supports text output.

No, Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) does not support image input. It can only process text.

No, Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) is not multimodal. It only supports text input.

Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) has a context window of 33k tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.

Yes, Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) is open weights. The model weights are publicly available and can be downloaded for self-hosting.

Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) has 235 billion parameters (22 billion active).

Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) is a Mixture of Experts (MoE) model with 235 billion total parameters, but only 22 billion active parameters are used during inference.

Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) is released under the Apache 2.0 license. This license allows commercial use.

Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) achieves a score of 13 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding.

Yes, Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) is available via API through 1 provider.

Qwen3 235B A22B (Reasoning) is available through 1 API provider.