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Qwen3-235B-A22B (open weights)

Deprecated

Representative OPEN-WEIGHT flagship from the Qwen3 family (released Apr 2025, Apache-2.0 license, weights on Hugging Face/ModelScope). On Model Studio its HOSTED endpoint is in the deprecation table (Qwen3 open source edition group; deprecation date July 8, 2026 shared with that table) -> replacement qwen3.7-plus; the open weights themselves remain downloadable regardless of the hosted-API deprecation. Included to flag open-weight status; many sibling open-weight variants exist (qwen3-8b/14b/32b, qwen3-30b-a3b, qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507/-thinking-2507, qwen3-next-80b-a3b, qwen3-vl-* , qwen

Qwen3-235B-A22B (open weights) by Alibaba is tracked live in our LLM catalog. It is deprecated; the recommended replacement is Qwen3.7-Plus. Its weights are publicly downloadable, so it can be self-hosted on your own infrastructure.

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

Lifecycle warning

This model is deprecated. Recommended migration: Qwen3.7-Plus.

Read the Qwen3-235B-A22B (open weights) migration guide → replacement & cheapest alternatives

Provider
Alibaba
Status
Deprecated
Input price
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Output price
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Cached input
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Blended price
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Context window
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Max output
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Modality
text
Open weights
Yes — self-hostable
Knowledge cutoff
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Released
28 Apr 2025
API string
qwen3-235b-a22b

Source: Alibaba official documentation ↗

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FAQ

Qwen3-235B-A22B (open weights) — questions & answers

Is Qwen3-235B-A22B (open weights) being deprecated or retired?

Qwen3-235B-A22B (open weights) is deprecated. The recommended migration is Qwen3.7-Plus.

Does Qwen3-235B-A22B (open weights) support image or vision input?

Our catalog lists Qwen3-235B-A22B (open weights)'s modalities as text; image/vision input is not among them.

Can I self-host Qwen3-235B-A22B (open weights)?

Yes — Qwen3-235B-A22B (open weights) is an open-weight model: its weights are publicly downloadable, so you can run it on your own infrastructure (subject to its license) instead of only calling Alibaba's API.

What is the API model string for Qwen3-235B-A22B (open weights)?

The API model identifier for Qwen3-235B-A22B (open weights) is "qwen3-235b-a22b" when calling Alibaba's API.