Compare · ModelsLive · 2 picked · head to head
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct vs Qwen3 235B A22B
Side by side · benchmarks, pricing, and signals you can act on.
Winner summary
Qwen3 235B A22B wins on 3/3 benchmarks
Qwen3 235B A22B wins 3 of 3 shared benchmarks. Leads in general · knowledge.
Category leads
general·Qwen3 235B A22Bknowledge·Qwen3 235B A22B
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
#280 by perf·#1 by attention
Qwen3 235B A22B
#96 by perf·#1 by attention
Best value
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
3.5x better value than Qwen3 235B A22B
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
164.0 pts/$
$0.15/M
Qwen3 235B A22B
47.2 pts/$
$1.14/M
Vendor risk
Who is behind the model
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Alibaba (Qwen)
$293.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
3 benchmarks · 2 models
Qwen2.5 7B InstructQwen3 235B A22B
Dtbench
Qwen3 235B A22B leads by +46.7
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
12.9
Qwen3 235B A22B
59.5
GPQA diamond
Qwen3 235B A22B leads by +47.0
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
14.0
Qwen3 235B A22B
60.9
Lmca
Qwen3 235B A22B leads by +21.9
Qwen2.5 7B Instruct
7.5
Qwen3 235B A22B
29.4
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5 7B Instruct | Qwen3 235B A22B |
|---|---|---|
Dtbench | 12.9 | 59.5 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 14.0 | 60.9 |
Lmca | 7.5 | 29.4 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.10 | $0.20 | 33K tokens (~16 books) | $1.25 | |
| $0.46 | $1.82 | 131K tokens (~66 books) | $7.96 |
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