Which is better for coding — Qwen3 235B A22B or Qwen3.5 9B?

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Which model is cheaper — Qwen3 235B A22B or Qwen3.5 9B?

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Which has a larger context window — Qwen3 235B A22B or Qwen3.5 9B?

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Qwen3 235B A22B vs Qwen3.5 9B: Specs & Benchmark Comparison

Characteristic	Qwen3 235B A22B	Qwen3.5 9B
Company	Alibaba	Alibaba
Release Date	April 28, 2025	March 1, 2026
Parameters	235B	9B
Multimodal	No	No
Context (input)	128K	—
Context (output)	128K	—
Input Price / 1M	$0.20	—
Output Price / 1M	$0.60	—
Average Score	0.9	0.9

Verdict

Qwen3.5 9B leads in 1 out of 2 comparison categories.

Overall Performance

Both models show comparable average scores: Qwen3 235B A22B — 0.9, Qwen3.5 9B — 0.9.

Recency

Qwen3.5 9B is newer: released 3/1/2026 vs 4/28/2025.

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Qwen3 235B A22B

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Qwen3.5 9B

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The Qwen3 235B A22B and Qwen3.5 9B 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 Qwen3.5 9B page. See also the complete list of AI model comparisons.