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Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 vs Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct are closely matched at 24.1 and 21.3 on the LLM Stats Score.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 24.1 and 21.3.

The models split the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models evenly.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2025

Choose Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

  • you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
24.1
#160
21.3
#179
Reasoning
23.7
#154
21.3
#172
Coding
4.4
#204
12.4
#141
Agents
9.7
#114
5.3
#136
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 2
1 of 2
Input price
$0.15 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.80 / M
— / M
Context window
262,144
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Tool use
6.1#142
12.6#99
Writing
10.9#64
17.3#29
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

25 reported for Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 · 10 for Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

2 shared

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (BFCL-v3), while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is better at 1 benchmark (Aider-Polyglot).

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

Fri Sep 04 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

245.0B diff

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct has 245.0B more parameters than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507, making it 104.3% larger.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
235.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
480.0Bparameters
235.0B
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
480.0B
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
Input262,144 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Fri Sep 04 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 was released on 2025-07-22, while Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct was released on 2025-01-31.

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is 6 months newer than Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct.

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

Jul 22, 2025

1.1 years ago

5mo newer
Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct

Jan 31, 2025

1.6 years 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

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
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Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 vs Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct.

Which is better, Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 or Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 24.1 and 21.3. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 compare to Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct in benchmarks?

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 scores ZebraLogic: 95.0%, MMLU-Redux: 93.1%, IFEval: 88.7%, MultiPL-E: 87.9%, Creative Writing v3: 87.5%. Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct scores TAU-bench Retail: 77.5%, SWE-Bench Verified: 69.6%, BFCL-v3: 68.7%, Aider-Polyglot: 61.8%, TAU-bench Airline: 60.0%.

What are the context window sizes for Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 supports 262K tokens and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 and Qwen3-Coder 480B A35B Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (24.1 vs 21.3). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

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