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Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinkingalibaba/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking

Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B Thinking is a multimodal model that unifies strong text generation with visual understanding across images and video. The Thinking model is optimized for multimodal reasoning in STEM and math....

Cheapest blended:$0.84 / 1M tokenson Alibaba Cloud DashScope · 1 provider listed

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$0.26$2.60$0.84OpenAI-compatibleNeeds 27d agoTry →

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Works with

Point any of these clients at a hosting's base URL — they all speak at least one of this model's endpoint protocols (OPENAI_COMPATIBLE).

Capabilities

Code samples

Example using Alibaba Cloud DashScope — the cheapest hosting for this model as of last verification. Swap base_url and model to use a different provider from the matrix above.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
    base_url="https://dashscope.aliyun.com/compatible-mode/v1",
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-thinking",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Technical specs

Context
131K
Max output
33K
Parameters
Release
Training cutoff
License

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Frequently asked

How much does Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking cost?+
The cheapest public hosting is $0.84 per 1M blended tokens on Alibaba Cloud DashScope. 1 total providers are listed above with per-input / per-output / cached pricing.
How do I access Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking from outside China?+
All hostings listed above support global access. The official API (e.g. api.deepseek.com, dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com) accepts international credit cards and does not require a Chinese mobile number. For privacy-sensitive workloads, third-party aggregators like Together.ai host the model on US/EU infrastructure.
Is Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking open-source? Can I fine-tune it?+
Yes. Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking is open-weight under the unspecified license. Weights are available on Hugging Face for local inference, fine-tuning, and commercial use (see license for specific terms).
Is Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking OpenAI-compatible?+
Most listed hostings expose an OpenAI-compatible API, so you can point an existing openai SDK client at the Provider's base_url and use the Provider's model name. See the Code Samples above for a copy-pasteable example.
What's the maximum context window for Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Thinking?+
The model supports up to 131,072 tokens of context (input + output). Some hosted versions may impose a smaller limit — check the "Context" column in the pricing matrix for each provider.