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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 vs Qwen MT Plus

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

  1. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507

    Released Jul 25, 2025

    42/100
    • ECI143.8
    • Price$0.30 / $2.90
    • Context262K
  2. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen MT Plus

    Released Jul 24, 2025

    11/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$2.46 / $7.37
    • Context16K
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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 inputsQwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507: Text · Qwen MT Plus: Text
  • Self-hostingQwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507Publishes downloadable weights (Apache 2.0)
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507Qwen MT Plus
Price50%4922
Inputs & features30%350
Context window20%370
Overall100%42/10011/100

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 Thinking 2507 vs Qwen MT Plus specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen MT PlusAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)143.8—
ECI rank#93 of 165—
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions80.1%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics86.7%—
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions40.4%—
Price per million tokens
Input$0.30 (best)$2.46
Output$2.90 (best)$7.37
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.95 (best)$3.69
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 11 providersOfficial Alibaba API
Limits
Context window262,144 tokens (best)16,384 tokens
Max output81,920 tokens (best)8,192 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningYesNo
Tool callingYesNo
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenApache 2.0Proprietary
API model ID—qwen-mt-plus
API providers12 (best)3
ReleasedJul 25, 2025Jul 24, 2025
Knowledge cutoff——
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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

Which should you choose?

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

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

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. Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 has an ECI of 143.8 and Qwen MT Plus has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 and Qwen MT Plus 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: Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 up to 81,920, Qwen MT Plus up to 8,192 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 accepts text; Qwen MT Plus 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.