Qwen
Qwen3-235B-A22B
Qwen3-235B-A22B is a Qwen model with 128K context, Not verified in / Not verified out per million tokens, last verified September 3, 2026. Open weights: yes. Public-board scores are linked to the publisher; vendor-only figures stay in the watch-out, not on the board.
Qwen3-235B-A22B is Alibaba's widely deployed open-weight MoE — 235B/22B, strong price-performance.
Catalog record checked September 3, 2026Individual provider fields may change
| Specification | Qwen3-235B-A22B |
|---|---|
| Provider | Qwen |
| Tier | Balanced |
| Context window | 128K |
| Max output | 33K |
| Input / 1M tokens | Not verifiedUnverified |
| Output / 1M tokens | Not verifiedUnverified |
| Weights | Open |
| Parameters | 235B total / 22B active (MoE) |
| Reasoning levels | low, high, max |
| Modalities | text, image |
| License | Apache 2.0 |
| API model id | qwen3-235b-a22b |
| Released | April 29, 2025 |
Pricing tiers: Open-weight (Apache 2.0); self-host free, hosted rates vary by provider.
Verified evidence
Published benchmark results
Each result keeps its source and measurement date visible. A missing benchmark is not treated as a zero.
| Benchmark | Score | Measured | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index | 48 | 2026-08-14 | Artificial Analysis · View source |
Best for
- Open-weight deployments
- Self-hosting
- Multilingual
Watch out
Source receipts
Catalog figures for this model were checked against the following sources.
- HuggingFace — Qwen3-235B-A22B (accessed 2026-08-29)
- Qwen — Qwen3 (accessed 2026-08-29)
Common questions
Qwen3-235B-A22B
Answered from the verified figures on this page rather than general guidance.
What is Qwen3-235B-A22B's context window?
Qwen3-235B-A22B accepts about 128K tokens of context. That only matters if you routinely send very long documents, large codebases, or multi-turn histories that approach that limit.
What is Qwen3-235B-A22B best for?
Qwen3-235B-A22B is a balanced tier from Qwen. It suits open-weight deployments, self-hosting, multilingual. Needs multi-GPU for the 235B total; hosted rates vary.
Can I self-host Qwen3-235B-A22B?
Qwen3-235B-A22B publishes open weights, but self-hosting depends on the licence, hardware footprint, quantisation quality, and serving stack. A hosted API is often cheaper until you have measured throughput and concurrency on your own hardware.