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Qwen3 235B A22B vs Claude Sonnet 5

At a glance

Qwen's flagship 235B MoE model with 22B active parameters.

72131K ctx$0.45/$1.82 per M#52/92

Anthropic's fifth-generation Sonnet — near-Opus intelligence at Sonnet speed and price.

801M ctx$2.00/$10.00 per M#26/92
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Reasoning
CodingInsufficient data
AgenticInsufficient data
MathInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch ECI·Epoch AI·OpenRouter· as of 2026-07-10
Cheaper80%
Capability
CapabilityECI72.3
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science70.7%Factual Recall—
Math
Math Problems68.9%Competition Math—
Coding
Code Editing59.6%
Reasoning
CI 72.7-84.7Provisional
CodingInsufficient data
AgenticInsufficient data
Sources:Epoch ECI·Epoch AI·OpenRouter· as of 2026-07-10
Smarter11%
Capability
CapabilityECI11%80.1
Reasoning & Knowledge
Graduate Science28%90.5%Factual Recall25.0%
Math
Math Problems—Competition Math94.7%
Coding
Code Editing—
Specs
131K
Context
8K
Max output
Apr 2025
Released
1M
Context
128K
Max output
Jun 2026
Released
Capabilities
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Vision
Audio
Reasoning
Pricing
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input77%$0.45/M tokens
Output82%$1.82/M tokens
Live pricing, shown before you run
Input$2.00/M tokens
Output$10.00/M tokens
Cache read$0.20/M tokens
Cache write$2.50/M tokens
Web search$0.01/search
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Frequently Asked Questions: Qwen3 235B A22B vs Claude Sonnet 5▼

Which is better, Qwen3 235B A22B or Claude Sonnet 5?

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Based on the Capability Index, Claude Sonnet 5 scores higher (80.1 vs 72.3). However, "better" depends on your use case — pricing, speed, context window, and specific capability needs all matter.

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 235B A22B or Claude Sonnet 5?

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Qwen3 235B A22B has a lower blended cost. Qwen3 235B A22B: $0.45 input / $1.82 output. Claude Sonnet 5: $2.00 input / $10.00 output.

Which has a larger context window, Qwen3 235B A22B or Claude Sonnet 5?

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Claude Sonnet 5 has a larger context window: Qwen3 235B A22B supports 131K tokens vs Claude Sonnet 5 at 1M tokens.

Do both Qwen3 235B A22B and Claude Sonnet 5 support vision?

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Claude Sonnet 5 supports vision/image input, but Qwen3 235B A22B does not.

What are the key differences between Qwen3 235B A22B and Claude Sonnet 5?

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Key differences: Claude Sonnet 5 has a notably higher capability index (7.8 point gap); Qwen3 235B A22B is significantly cheaper; only Claude Sonnet 5 supports vision input. Compare full specs on this page.

Which model should I choose for my use case?

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If cost is your priority, choose the cheaper option. If you need the highest intelligence for complex tasks, pick the higher-scoring model. For long documents or codebases, choose the larger context window. You can try both Qwen3 235B A22B and Claude Sonnet 5 for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.

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