Model Comparison
Sarvam-105B vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507Which is better in 2026?
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Verdict: Sarvam-105B vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 — which is better?
Sarvam-105B (by Sarvam AI) and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.
Sarvam-105B outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AIME 2025, HMMT25), while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is better at 6 benchmarks (Arena-Hard v2, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, IFEval, LiveCodeBench v6, MMLU-Pro). Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Choose Sarvam-105B if…
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Mar 2026
Choose Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 if…
- you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 6 of 8 shared benchmarks
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Sarvam-105B outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AIME 2025, HMMT25), while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 is better at 6 benchmarks (Arena-Hard v2, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, IFEval, LiveCodeBench v6, MMLU-Pro).
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 has 130.0B more parameters than Sarvam-105B, making it 123.8% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 specifies output context (131,072 tokens).
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.
Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Sarvam-105B was released on 2026-03-06, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 was released on 2025-07-25.
Sarvam-105B is 7 months newer than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507.
Mar 6, 2026
3 months ago
7mo newerJul 25, 2025
11 months ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Sarvam-105B
View detailsSarvam AI
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Detailed Comparison
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FAQ
Common questions about Sarvam-105B vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507.