Model comparison
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct vs Solar Pro4
Solar Pro4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.1 to 38.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)
UpstageSummary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Solar Pro4 in 8 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Solar Pro4 leads 40.1 to 35.5.
- Solar Pro4 is cheaper at $0.30 / $1.20 per million input/output tokens, against $1.50 / $7.50 for Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct.
- Solar Pro4 accepts more context: 524K tokens versus 262K.
- Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | Solar Pro4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Upstage |
| Noometry Index | 38.1 | 42.1 |
| Released | 2025-04 | 2026-08-06 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | 524K |
| Max output | 66K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.50 | $0.30 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $7.50 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 25 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Solar Pro4 leads
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 35.5 (#223), Solar Pro4: 40.1 (#149)
| Benchmark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1275 | 1371 |
| LMArena Coding | 1412 | 1437 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 55.4% | — |
| GSO | 4.9% | — |
| WeirdML | 41.2% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 461.45 | — |
| AlgoTune | 1.44 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 23.9 (#123), Solar Pro4: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 27.2% | — |
Reasoning Solar Pro4 leads
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 25.5 (#149), Solar Pro4: 28.5 (#104)
| Benchmark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1372 | 1399 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 49.5% | — |
Math Solar Pro4 leads
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 37.6 (#150), Solar Pro4: 38.8 (#128)
| Benchmark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1365 | 1416 |
Knowledge Solar Pro4 leads
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 37.0 (#162), Solar Pro4: 39.8 (#129)
| Benchmark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1338 | 1427 |
Multilingual Solar Pro4 leads
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 47.7 (#148), Solar Pro4: 48.7 (#139)
| Benchmark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1346 | 1361 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1357 | 1415 |
| LMArena French | 1398 | 1397 |
| LMArena German | 1325 | 1364 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1310 | 1309 |
| LMArena Korean | 1305 | 1382 |
| LMArena Russian | 1366 | 1360 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1360 | 1401 |
Instruction Following Solar Pro4 leads
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 71.6 (#147), Solar Pro4: 72.7 (#132)
| Benchmark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1355 | 1377 |
Long Context Too close to call
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 42.0 (#131), Solar Pro4: 42.1 (#130)
| Benchmark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1378 | 1381 |
Writing & Preference Solar Pro4 leads
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 55.3 (#147), Solar Pro4: 56.5 (#138)
| Benchmark | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | Solar Pro4 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1357 | 1386 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1333 | 1316 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1365 | 1385 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct better than Solar Pro4?
Solar Pro4 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.1 to 38.1 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct or Solar Pro4?
Solar Pro4 is cheaper. It lists at $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct lists at $1.50 and $7.50.
Is Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct or Solar Pro4 better for coding?
Solar Pro4 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.1 versus 35.5 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Solar Pro4 does, with 524K tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct and Solar Pro4 share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has 25 scored results on Noometry and Solar Pro4 has 18.