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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Qwen3 235B-A22B vs Gemini 2.5 Pro

Gemini 2.5 Pro comes out ahead, 63 to 51 on our weighted score, though Qwen3 235B-A22B is 2.8× cheaper per token.

  1. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3 235B-A22B

    Released Apr 28, 2025

    51/100
    • ECI139.4
    • Price$0.70 / $2.80
    • Context131K
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  2. Our pick

    Google

    Gemini 2.5 Pro

    Released Jun 17, 2025

    63/100
    • ECI145.3
    • Price$1.25 / $10.00
    • Context1.05M
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01 — Verdict

Gemini 2.5 Pro is our pick

Gemini 2.5 Pro is the better all-round choice, scoring 63/100 against Qwen3 235B-A22B (51). It leads on capability, inputs & features and context window. Qwen3 235B-A22B wins on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • CapabilityGemini 2.5 ProCapabilities Index (ECI): Gemini 2.5 Pro 145.3 · Qwen3 235B-A22B 139.4
  • Lowest priceQwen3 235B-A22BQwen3 235B-A22B $1.23 · Gemini 2.5 Pro $3.44 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextGemini 2.5 ProGemini 2.5 Pro 1,048,576 · Qwen3 235B-A22B 131,072 tokens
  • Widest inputsGemini 2.5 ProQwen3 235B-A22B: Text · Gemini 2.5 Pro: Text, Images, PDFs, Audio, Video
  • Self-hostingQwen3 235B-A22BPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen3 235B-A22BGemini 2.5 Pro
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%6572
Price25%4624
Inputs & features15%35100
Context window10%2461
Overall100%51/10063/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

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Qwen3 235B-A22B vs Gemini 2.5 Pro specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen3 235B-A22BAlibaba (Qwen)Gemini 2.5 ProGoogle
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)139.4145.3 (best)
ECI rank#103 of 148#78 of 148 (best)
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions70.7%85.3% (best)
FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics—24.6%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics—84.7%
SWE-bench VerifiedFixing real GitHub issues—57.6%
Price per million tokens
Input$0.70 (best)$1.25
Output$2.80 (best)$10.00
Cached input—$0.125
Blended (3:1)$1.23 (best)$3.44
Long-context rateSame rateOver 200K: $2.50 / $15.00
Price sourceOfficial Alibaba APIOfficial Google API
Limits
Context window131,072 tokens1,048,576 tokens (best)
Max output16,384 tokens65,536 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoYes
AudioNoYes
VideoNoYes
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model IDqwen3-235b-a22bgemini-2.5-pro
API providers722 (best)
ReleasedApr 28, 2025Jun 17, 2025
Knowledge cutoffApr 2025Jan 2025
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Qwen3 235B-A22B$12.60
  • Gemini 2.5 Pro$32.50
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen3 235B-A22B or Gemini 2.5 Pro?

Gemini 2.5 Pro is the better all-round choice, scoring 63/100 against Qwen3 235B-A22B (51). It leads on capability, inputs & features and context window. Qwen3 235B-A22B wins on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 235B-A22B or Gemini 2.5 Pro?

Qwen3 235B-A22B is cheaper at $0.70 input / $2.80 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). Gemini 2.5 Pro costs $1.25 input / $10.00 output per million tokens (official Google API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $1.23 per million tokens for Qwen3 235B-A22B versus $3.44 for Gemini 2.5 Pro (2.8× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

Gemini 2.5 Pro scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): Gemini 2.5 Pro 145.3 (#78 of 148) and Qwen3 235B-A22B 139.4 (#103 of 148). Their confidence ranges do not overlap (143.6–146.9 vs 135.2–140.8), so the gap is a real one. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — Gemini 2.5 Pro 85.3%, Qwen3 235B-A22B 70.7%.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3 235B-A22B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, Gemini 2.5 Pro leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Gemini 2.5 Pro has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 131,072 for Qwen3 235B-A22B. Maximum output per response: Qwen3 235B-A22B up to 16,384, Gemini 2.5 Pro up to 65,536 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen3 235B-A22B accepts text; Gemini 2.5 Pro accepts text, images, PDFs, audio and video. Gemini 2.5 Pro handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Qwen3 235B-A22B publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Gemini 2.5 Pro is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Gemini 2.5 Pro is the newest, released Jun 17, 2025. Qwen3 235B-A22B came out Apr 28, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen3 235B-A22B Apr 2025, Gemini 2.5 Pro Jan 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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