Qwen3 235B A22B pricing & benchmarks
Qwen3 235B A22B is available from Alibaba at $0.455 per million input tokens and $1.82 per million output tokens ($0.796 blended at 3:1). It accepts up to 131,072 tokens of context. Qwen3-235B-A22B is a 235B parameter mixture-of-experts (MoE) model developed by Qwen, activating 22B parameters per forward pass. It supports seamless switching between a "thinking" mode for complex reasoning, math, and...
Pricing
Per million tokens · OpenRouter
Input$0.455
Output$1.82
Blended (3:1)$0.796
Specification
qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b
Context window131K
Max output8K
ReleasedApr 2025
LicenceOpen weights
Modalitiesin:text, out:text
Benchmarks
Independently run — not vendor self-reports. Every score links its source.
| Benchmark | Score | Config | Run | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 70.7% ±2.7 | Apr 2025 effort | 2025-06-03 | Independently run · Epoch AI |
Scores published by Epoch AI, 'AI Benchmarking Hub', used under CC BY 4.0.
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FAQ
How much does Qwen3 235B A22B cost?
Qwen3 235B A22B costs $0.455 per million input tokens and $1.82 per million output tokens on OpenRouter. At a 3:1 input:output mix that blends to $0.796 per million tokens.
What is Qwen3 235B A22B's context window?
Qwen3 235B A22B accepts up to 131,072 tokens of context, and can generate up to 8,192 output tokens.
How good is Qwen3 235B A22B on benchmarks?
Qwen3 235B A22B scores 70.7% on GPQA Diamond, independently run and published by Epoch AI. 1 benchmark result are listed on this page, each with its run date and source.
Is there a cheaper model as good as Qwen3 235B A22B?
Yes — 5 models in our catalogue cost less per token than Qwen3 235B A22B and score at least as high on the same benchmark. The cheapest is gpt-oss-120b at $0.070 per million tokens blended.