Alibaba (Qwen), open weights

# Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B

> Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B by Alibaba (Qwen), released April 2025. Ranked #95 of 354 with a Noometry Index of 43.2. API: $0.70 in / $2.80 out per M tokens. 131K context. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026)

Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B by Alibaba (Qwen) ranks 95th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 43.2. Its strongest category is multimodal, where it ranks 55th. API pricing starts at $0.70 per million input tokens and $2.80 per million output tokens, with a 131K-token context window.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #95 of 354
- **Index score:** 43.2
- **Evidence:** Confirmed 18 results
- **Provider:** [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba)
- **Released:** April 1, 2025
- **Weights:** Open weights
- **Reasoning:** Yes
- **Context window:** 131K
- **Max output:** 33K
- **Input price:** $0.70 / M
- **Output price:** $2.80 / M
- **Blended price:** $1.22 / M
- **Output speed:** Not measured
- **Value:** #127 of 219
- **Knowledge cutoff:** April 2025
- **Input:** text, image
- **Hugging Face:** [Qwen/Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Instruct](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Instruct)

## Category scores

Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.

Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B category scores

1.  Coding 42.4
2.  Reasoning 29.3
3.  Math 39.0
4.  Knowledge 40.3
5.  Multimodal 39.8
6.  Multilingual 51.9
7.  Instruction Following 74.2
8.  Long Context 43.4
9.  Writing & Preference 60.2
10.  020406080

Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 42.4 | #100 | 1 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 29.3 | #92 | 1 |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 39.0 | #118 | 1 |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 40.3 | #121 | 1 |
| [Multimodal](https://noometry.com/best/multimodal) | 39.8 | #55 | 1 |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 51.9 | #97 | 1 |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 74.2 | #101 | 1 |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 43.4 | #98 | 1 |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 60.2 | #99 | 3 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

### Strongest categories

Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 29.3 | +5.7 | #92 of 350, top 27% |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 42.4 | +3.7 | #100 of 340, top 30% |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 60.2 | +6.5 | #99 of 312, top 32% |

### Weakest categories

Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Multimodal](https://noometry.com/best/multimodal) | 39.8 | +1.2 | #55 of 128, top 43% |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 40.3 | +3.0 | #121 of 314, top 39% |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 39.0 | +2.4 | #118 of 327, top 37% |

## Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Qwen3 235B-A22B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-235b-a22b) | #91 | 43.5 | $1.22 | 85 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/qwen3-235b-a22b-vs-qwen3-vl-235b-a22b) |
| [Gemma 4 26B A4B IT](https://noometry.com/models/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it) | #92 | 43.5 | $0.11 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it-vs-qwen3-vl-235b-a22b) |
| [MiMo-V2.5](https://noometry.com/models/mimo-v2-5) | #93 | 43.4 | $0.18 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/mimo-v2-5-vs-qwen3-vl-235b-a22b) |
| [Kimi K2.7 Code](https://noometry.com/models/kimi-k2-7-code) | #94 | 43.3 | $1.71 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/kimi-k2-7-code-vs-qwen3-vl-235b-a22b) |
| [Seed 2.0 Pro](https://noometry.com/models/dola-seed-2-0-pro) | #96 | 43.2 | $1.13 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/dola-seed-2-0-pro-vs-qwen3-vl-235b-a22b) |
| [DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus](https://noometry.com/models/deepseek-v3-1-terminus) | #97 | 43.1 | $0.45 | 30 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v3-1-terminus-vs-qwen3-vl-235b-a22b) |
| [Hunyuan Vision 1.5](https://noometry.com/models/hunyuan-vision-1-5) | #98 | 43.1 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/hunyuan-vision-1-5-vs-qwen3-vl-235b-a22b) |
| [Mistral Large 4](https://noometry.com/models/mistral-large-4) | #99 | 43.1 | $1.03 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/mistral-large-4-vs-qwen3-vl-235b-a22b) |

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## Benchmark results

Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.

### Coding

Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-coding) | 1439 | #99 of 294, top 34% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-coding) | 1425 |  | thinking | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Reasoning

Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts) | 1428 | #91 of 297, top 31% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts) | 1407 |  | thinking | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Math

Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B Math benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-math) | 1426 | #94 of 285, top 33% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-math) | 1412 |  | thinking | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Knowledge

Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B Knowledge benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Expert](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-expert) | 1442 | #80 of 273, top 30% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Expert](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-expert) | 1430 |  | thinking | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Multimodal

Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B Multimodal benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Vision](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-vision) | 1247 | #58 of 122, top 48% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/vision) | 2026-10-09 |
| [LMArena Vision](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-vision) | 1207 |  | thinking | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/vision) | 2026-10-09 |

### Multilingual

Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B Multilingual benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Non-English](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-non-english) | 1405 | #96 of 297, top 33% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Non-English](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-non-english) | 1377 |  | thinking | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Chinese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-chinese) | 1463 | #86 of 285, top 31% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Chinese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-chinese) | 1441 |  | thinking | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena French](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-french) | 1452 | #67 of 223, top 31% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena German](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-german) | 1424 | #73 of 231, top 32% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena German](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-german) | 1415 |  | thinking | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Japanese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-japanese) | 1385 | #73 of 211, top 35% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Korean](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-korean) | 1394 | #62 of 213, top 30% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Korean](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-korean) | 1358 |  | thinking | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Russian](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-russian) | 1408 | #97 of 283, top 35% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Russian](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-russian) | 1369 |  | thinking | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Spanish](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-spanish) | 1428 | #86 of 226, top 39% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Spanish](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-spanish) | 1403 |  | thinking | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Instruction Following

Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B Instruction Following benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-instruction-following) | 1406 | #93 of 298, top 32% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-instruction-following) | 1374 |  | thinking | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Long Context

Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B Long Context benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Longer Query](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-longer-query) | 1420 | #92 of 291, top 32% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Longer Query](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-longer-query) | 1390 |  | thinking | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Writing & Preference

Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B Writing & Preference benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text) | 1420 | #91 of 297, top 31% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text) | 1400 |  | thinking | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-creative-writing) | 1366 | #114 of 295, top 39% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-creative-writing) | 1344 |  | thinking | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Multi-Turn](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-multi-turn) | 1428 | #85 of 295, top 29% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Multi-Turn](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-multi-turn) | 1387 |  | thinking | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

## API pricing by provider

Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B API prices
| Route | Input $/M | Output $/M | Cached input $/M | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [alibaba](https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/models) | $0.70 | $2.80 | — | 2026-10-10 |
| [bedrock](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/bedrock/latest/userguide/models-supported.html) | $0.53 | $2.66 | — | 2026-10-10 |
| [deepinfra](https://deepinfra.com/models) | $0.20 | $0.88 | $0.11 | 2026-10-10 |
| [openrouter](https://openrouter.ai/qwen/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct) | $0.21 | $1.90 | $0.10 | 2026-10-10 |

[All Alibaba (Qwen) API prices →](https://noometry.com/llm-pricing/alibaba) [Estimate your cost →](https://noometry.com/tools/cost-calculator)

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-   [Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B vs DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus](https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v3-1-terminus-vs-qwen3-vl-235b-a22b)
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## Frequently asked questions

### How good is Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B?

Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B by Alibaba (Qwen) ranks 95th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 43.2. Its strongest category is multimodal, where it ranks 55th. API pricing starts at $0.70 per million input tokens and $2.80 per million output tokens, with a 131K-token context window.

### How much does Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B cost?

Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B costs $0.70 per million input tokens and $2.80 per million output tokens on Alibaba (Qwen)'s own API.

### What is Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B's context window?

Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B accepts up to 131K tokens of input and can write up to 33K tokens in one response.

### Is Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B open source?

Yes. Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B's weights are downloadable from Hugging Face (Qwen/Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Instruct); check the license for commercial terms.

### What are Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B places best in reasoning, coding, writing & preference and lowest in multimodal, knowledge, math.

### What is Qwen3-VL 235B-A22B best at?

Its best category is multimodal, where it ranks 55th on Noometry.

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