Which is better for coding — Qwen3 235B A22B or Qwen3 VL 32B Thinking?

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Which model is cheaper — Qwen3 235B A22B or Qwen3 VL 32B Thinking?

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Which has a larger context window — Qwen3 235B A22B or Qwen3 VL 32B Thinking?

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Qwen3 235B A22B vs Qwen3 VL 32B Thinking: Specs & Benchmark Comparison

Qwen3 235B A22B

Alibaba

Qwen3 VL 32B Thinking

Alibaba

Characteristic	Qwen3 235B A22B	Qwen3 VL 32B Thinking
Company	Alibaba	Alibaba
Release Date	April 28, 2025	September 21, 2025
Parameters	235B	33B
Multimodal	No	Yes
Context (input)	128K	—
Context (output)	128K	—
Input Price / 1M	$0.20	—
Output Price / 1M	$0.60	—
Average Score	0.9	144.5

Verdict

Qwen3 VL 32B Thinking leads in 2 out of 2 comparison categories.

Overall Performance

Qwen3 VL 32B Thinking shows a higher average benchmark score: 144.5 vs 0.9.

Recency

Qwen3 VL 32B Thinking is newer: released 9/21/2025 vs 4/28/2025.

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Qwen3 235B A22B

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Qwen3 VL 32B Thinking

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The Qwen3 235B A22B and Qwen3 VL 32B Thinking comparison is updated for 2026. Data includes benchmark results, API pricing, context window size and other specifications. For more detailed information, visit the Qwen3 235B A22B or Qwen3 VL 32B Thinking page. See also the complete list of AI model comparisons.