Model Comparison

LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507

LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 is 1.9x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

6 benchmarks

LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 outperforms in 5 benchmarks (AIME 2025, Humanity's Last Exam, Tau2 Airline, Tau2 Retail, Tau2 Telecom), while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 costs less

For input processing, LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 ($0.30/1M tokens) costs the same as Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 ($0.30/1M tokens).

For output processing, LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 ($1.20/1M tokens) is 2.5x cheaper than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 ($3.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is more expensive than LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Meituan
LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$1.20
Best providerMeituan
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$3.00
Best providerFireworks
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

325.0B diff

LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 has 325.0B more parameters than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507, making it 138.3% larger.

Meituan
LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601
560.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507
235.0Bparameters
560.0B
LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601
235.0B
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 accepts 262,144 input tokens compared to LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601's 128,000 tokens. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 can generate longer responses up to 131,072 tokens, while LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Meituan
LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507
Input262,144 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 is licensed under MIT, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601

MIT

Open weights

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 was released on 2026-01-14, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 was released on 2025-07-25.

LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 is 6 months newer than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507.

LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601

Jan 14, 2026

3 months ago

5mo newer
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507

Jul 25, 2025

8 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 is available from Meituan. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is available from Fireworks, Novita.

LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601

meituan logo
Meituan
Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.20/1M

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507

fireworks logo
Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $3.00/1M
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Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $3.00/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Meituan
Less expensive output tokens
Higher AIME 2025 score (99.6% vs 92.3%)
Higher Humanity's Last Exam score (25.2% vs 18.2%)
Higher Tau2 Airline score (76.5% vs 58.0%)
Higher Tau2 Retail score (88.6% vs 71.9%)
Higher Tau2 Telecom score (99.3% vs 45.6%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Larger context window (262,144 tokens)
Higher GPQA score (81.1% vs 80.5%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Meituan
LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507

FAQ

Common questions about LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507

LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 is made by Meituan and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 scores AIME 2025: 99.6%, Tau2 Telecom: 99.3%, Tau2 Retail: 88.6%, LiveCodeBench: 82.8%, GPQA: 80.5%. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 scores MMLU-Redux: 93.8%, AIME 2025: 92.3%, WritingBench: 88.3%, IFEval: 87.8%, Creative Writing v3: 86.1%.
Both models cost $0.30 per million input tokens.
LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 supports 128K tokens and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 supports 262K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (128K vs 262K), licensing (MIT vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
LongCat-Flash-Thinking-2601 is developed by Meituan and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.