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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507 vs Qwen3 Coder Plus

Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507 comes out ahead, 52 to 37 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507

    Released Jul 21, 2025

    52/100
    • ECI138.9
    • Price$0.15 / $0.75
    • Context262K
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  2. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3 Coder Plus

    Released Jul 23, 2025

    37/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$1.00 / $5.00
    • Context1.05M
    Full specs Remove Qwen3 Coder Plus

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01 — Verdict

Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507 is our pick

Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507 is the better all-round choice, scoring 52/100 against Qwen3 Coder Plus (37). It leads on price. Qwen3 Coder Plus wins on 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 Instruct 2507Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507 $0.30 · Qwen3 Coder Plus $2.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen3 Coder PlusQwen3 Coder Plus 1,048,576 · Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507 262,144 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsQwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507: Text · Qwen3 Coder Plus: Text
  • Self-hostingQwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507Publishes downloadable weights (Apache 2.0)
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507Qwen3 Coder Plus
Price50%7536
Inputs & features30%2525
Context window20%3761
Overall100%52/10037/100

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.

Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507 vs Qwen3 Coder Plus specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen3 Coder PlusAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)138.9—
ECI rank#105 of 148—
Price per million tokens
Input$0.15 (best)$1.00
Output$0.75 (best)$5.00
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.30 (best)$2.00
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 11 providersOfficial Alibaba API
Limits
Context window262,144 tokens1,048,576 tokens (best)
Max output16,384 tokens65,536 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenApache 2.0Proprietary
API model ID—qwen3-coder-plus
API providers1111
ReleasedJul 21, 2025Jul 23, 2025
Knowledge cutoff—Apr 2025
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507$3.00
  • Qwen3 Coder Plus$20.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507 or Qwen3 Coder Plus?

Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507 is the better all-round choice, scoring 52/100 against Qwen3 Coder Plus (37). It leads on price. Qwen3 Coder Plus wins on 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, Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507 or Qwen3 Coder Plus?

Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507 is cheaper at $0.15 input / $0.75 output per million tokens (median across 11 API providers). Qwen3 Coder Plus costs $1.00 input / $5.00 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.30 per million tokens for Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507 versus $2.00 for Qwen3 Coder Plus (6.7× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507 has an ECI of 138.9 and Qwen3 Coder Plus has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507 and Qwen3 Coder Plus yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3 Coder Plus has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 262,144 for Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507. Maximum output per response: Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507 up to 16,384, Qwen3 Coder Plus up to 65,536 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507 accepts text; Qwen3 Coder Plus accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

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

Which is newer?

Qwen3 Coder Plus is the newest, released Jul 23, 2025. Qwen3 235B-A22B Instruct 2507 came out Jul 21, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen3 Coder Plus Apr 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 Oct 4, 2026.

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