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Migrate off Qwen3-235B-A22B (open weights)

Deprecated

Qwen3-235B-A22B (open weights) is deprecated. Alibaba's official replacement is Qwen3.7-Plus. The cheapest comparable model we track is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct (Meta) at $0.022 per 1M tokens blended.

Last verified: 13 Aug 2026 · sourced from official provider documentation

StatusDeprecatedAlibaba
Shutdown dateUnannouncedplan ahead
Official replacementQwen3.7-Plus$0.7 /M blendedCheapest alternativeLlama 3.1 8B Instruct$0.022 /M blended
What changes

Qwen3-235B-A22B (open weights) → Qwen3.7-Plus

SpecQwen3-235B-A22B (open weights)Qwen3.7-Plus
StatusDeprecatedGA
Blended price /1M—$0.7
Input / output /1M—$0.4 / $1.60
Context window—1M
Max output—65.536
Modalitytexttext, image, video
Knowledge cutoff——

API string was qwen3-235b-a22b → switch to qwen3.7-plus. See Qwen3.7-Plus's full spec sheet →

Cheapest alternatives

Budget-friendly replacements for Qwen3-235B-A22B (open weights)

Generally-available models that match Qwen3-235B-A22B (open weights)'s capabilities, ranked by blended price. Every number is computed from official catalog prices.

ModelBlended /1MInput / outputContext
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Meta
$0.022$0.02 / $0.03128K
Amazon Nova Micro
Amazon
$0.061$0.035 / $0.14128K
Command R7B
Cohere
$0.066$0.037 / $0.15128K
FAQ

Migrating off Qwen3-235B-A22B (open weights)

What replaces Qwen3-235B-A22B (open weights)?

Alibaba's recommended migration for Qwen3-235B-A22B (open weights) is Qwen3.7-Plus. The cheapest comparable model in our catalog is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct (Meta) at $0.022/1M blended.

When is Qwen3-235B-A22B (open weights) shut down?

Qwen3-235B-A22B (open weights) is deprecated; Alibaba has not yet published a firm shutdown date. Plan your migration now.

What is the cheapest alternative to Qwen3-235B-A22B (open weights)?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct (Meta) is the cheapest generally-available alternative we track that matches Qwen3-235B-A22B (open weights)'s capabilities, at $0.02 per 1M input and $0.03 per 1M output tokens ($0.022/1M blended).

Browse the full deprecation watch → or see Qwen3-235B-A22B (open weights)'s full spec sheet →