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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Qwen MT Plus vs Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507

Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 comes out ahead, 42 to 11 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen MT Plus

    Released Jul 24, 2025

    11/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$2.46 / $7.37
    • Context16K
  2. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507

    Released Jul 25, 2025

    42/100
    • ECI143.8
    • Price$0.30 / $2.90
    • Context262K
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01 — Verdict

Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 is our pick

Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 is the better all-round choice, scoring 42/100 against Qwen MT Plus (11). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceQwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 $0.95 · Qwen MT Plus $3.69 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 262,144 · Qwen MT Plus 16,384 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsQwen MT Plus: Text · Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507: Text
  • Self-hostingQwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507Publishes downloadable weights (Apache 2.0)
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen MT PlusQwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507
Price50%2249
Inputs & features30%035
Context window20%037
Overall100%11/10042/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Qwen MT Plus vs Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen MT PlusAlibaba (Qwen)Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507Alibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)—143.8
ECI rank—#93 of 165
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions—80.1%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics—86.7%
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions—40.4%
Price per million tokens
Input$2.46$0.30 (best)
Output$7.37$2.90 (best)
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$3.69$0.95 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Alibaba APIMedian of 11 providers
Limits
Context window16,384 tokens262,144 tokens (best)
Max output8,192 tokens81,920 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoYes
Tool callingNoYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsProprietaryOpenApache 2.0
API model IDqwen-mt-plus—
API providers312 (best)
ReleasedJul 24, 2025Jul 25, 2025
Knowledge cutoff——
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Qwen MT Plus$39.34
  • Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507$8.80
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen MT Plus or Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507?

Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 is the better all-round choice, scoring 42/100 against Qwen MT Plus (11). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Qwen MT Plus or Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507?

Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 is cheaper at $0.30 input / $2.90 output per million tokens (median across 11 API providers). Qwen MT Plus costs $2.46 input / $7.37 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.95 per million tokens for Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 versus $3.69 for Qwen MT Plus (3.9× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Qwen MT Plus has not been scored yet and Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 has an ECI of 143.8.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen MT Plus and Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Qwen MT Plus does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 16,384 for Qwen MT Plus. Maximum output per response: Qwen MT Plus up to 8,192, Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 up to 81,920 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen MT Plus accepts text; Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 publishes its weights (Apache 2.0) and can be self-hosted; Qwen MT Plus is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 is the newest, released Jul 25, 2025. Qwen MT Plus came out Jul 24, 2025.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.