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Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 vs Qwen3.5-Flash
Which is cheaper, which is more capable, and which does better at each kind of work, from 8 results on 3 sources that measured both models.
Of the 8 results both models have, the better value on each. Results whose reported ranges overlap are too close to call.
Results as of 9 October 2026 (catalogue release 2026-10-09-dd620e778ac5).
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 or Qwen3.5-Flash? The short answer
They score about the same, so pick Qwen3.5-Flash: it costs 8.6 times less per token.
- Qwen3.5-Flash is cheaper: $0.11 against $0.97 per million tokens, 8.6 times less.
- On third-party benchmarks, on the results both models have: Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 does better for sticking to the facts; Qwen3.5-Flash for agents and tool use.
Head to head
Every fact side by side
| Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 | Qwen3.5-Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Price per million tokens | $0.30 in · $3.00 out | $0.065 in · $0.26 out |
| Blended (3 in : 1 out) | $0.97 | $0.11 |
| Cheapest host, blended | $0.75 (Alibaba) | – |
| Intelligence Index | 12.7 | – |
| Spring Prompt overall | – | – |
| Output speed, tokens a second | – | – |
| Context window | 131,072 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Released | 25 Jul 2025 | – |
| Weights | Open | Closed |
| Developer based in | China | China |
Prices are the developer's list price where we have read it, otherwise the typical host on OpenRouter; see every model's price. Intelligence and speed from Artificial Analysis.
Which is better for what
Each model's rank among the models on sale today, for each kind of work, from our own benchmarks and licensed sources. Further right is better; the better rank is in green.
Every shared result
Each model's best result on every measure both have, grouped by benchmark, with the setting that produced it. Under each measure, every model that benchmark has measured is a grey tick, best to the right, so you can see where the two sit in the field. The headline measures of each benchmark come first; the rest are under "Show all". Green marks the better value; where a source reports ranges that overlap, neither is marked.
| Measure | Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 | Qwen3.5-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Arena (formerly LMArena) reported by Arena (formerly LMArena) · 3 results | ||
| Overall · TextArena rating, higher is better 139 · 142 of 387 measured | 1,400 | 1,396 |
| Business, management and finance · TextArena rating, higher is better 133 · 137 of 380 measured | 1,404 | 1,403 |
| Creative writing · TextArena rating, higher is better 133 · 167 of 385 measured | 1,371 | 1,337 |
| SimpleQA Verified (Epoch AI) reported by SimpleQA Verified (Epoch AI) · 1 result | ||
| Correct answers% of questions, higher is better 44 · 64 of 76 measured | 40.4% | 20.3% |
| Vending-Bench 2 reported by Vending-Bench 2 · 1 result | ||
| Money after a yearUS dollars, higher is better 55 · 48 of 58 measured | $-11.34 | $462.69 |
Show all 8 results (3 more)
| Measure | Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 | Qwen3.5-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Arena (formerly LMArena) reported by Arena (formerly LMArena) · 3 results | ||
| Expert prompts · TextArena rating, higher is better 85 · 135 of 338 measured | 1,466 | 1,419 |
| Instruction following · TextArena rating, higher is better 142 · 148 of 387 measured | 1,385 | 1,381 |
| Writing, literature and language · TextArena rating, higher is better 139 · 149 of 386 measured | 1,377 | 1,367 |
Quick answers
Is Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 better than Qwen3.5-Flash?
They score about the same, so pick Qwen3.5-Flash: it costs 8.6 times less per token.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 or Qwen3.5-Flash?
Qwen3.5-Flash is cheaper: $0.11 against $0.97 per million tokens, 8.6 times less.
Which is better for agents and tool use, Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 or Qwen3.5-Flash?
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 ranks 138 of 164 models on sale for multi-step tasks with tools: support desks, coding agents, function calls, against 143 for Qwen3.5-Flash.
Which is better for writing, Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 or Qwen3.5-Flash?
Qwen3.5-Flash ranks 115 of 188 models on sale for what people prefer in blind comparisons, and judged writing quality, against 122 for Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507.
Which is better for sticking to the facts, Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 or Qwen3.5-Flash?
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 ranks 92 of 152 models on sale for summarising without inventing things, and factual answers, against 119 for Qwen3.5-Flash.
Which has the bigger context window, Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 or Qwen3.5-Flash?
Qwen3.5-Flash: 1,000,000 tokens, against 131,072 for Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507.
Run Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 and Qwen3.5-Flash on your own prompt
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