Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 vs Solar Pro 4
Solar Pro 4 leads Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 28.2 to 12.7, and Solar Pro 4 costs 5.8x less per output token ($0.60 vs $3.50 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 35 benchmarks have a result for both.
Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 or Solar Pro 4: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 for work measured by AA Coding Index or LMArena Text: coding, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 35
- Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 only
- 11
- Solar Pro 4 only
- 10
- Like-for-like categories
- 7 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Solar Pro 4
Solar Pro 4 leads, 28.2 against 12.7.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 has a AA Agentic Index result, 1.3.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
Solar Pro 4
Solar Pro 4 leads, 1176 against 1052.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Solar Pro 4
Solar Pro 4 takes 524K tokens against 128K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Solar Pro 4
Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 $0.0022, Solar Pro 4 $0.0004 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 not benchmarked, Solar Pro 4 not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Web design, 22.9 points apart on average over 6 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- AA Coding Index: Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 22.1 against Solar Pro 4 52.7, 30.6 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 $3.50 against Solar Pro 4 $0.60 per million output tokens, 5.8x apart.
- Context window
- Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 takes 128K tokens, Solar Pro 4 524K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 | Bars | Solar Pro 4 | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 1 | 2 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 1 | ||
| Reasoning | 3 | 0 | ||
| Math | 1 | 1 | ||
| Knowledge | 4 | 0 | ||
| Web design | 0 | 6 | ||
| General | 14 | 2 | ||
| All shared boards | 23 | 12 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index12
| Benchmark | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 | Solar Pro 4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | Not measured | 1371 | Only Solar Pro 4 measured |
| AA Coding Index | 22.1 | 52.7 | Solar Pro 4 |
| SciCode | Not measured | 48.0% | Only Solar Pro 4 measured |
| WeirdML | 41.0% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 179.3 | Only Solar Pro 4 measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1424 | 1438 | Solar Pro 4 |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1431 | 1431 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena WebDev: React | Not measured | 1363 | Only Solar Pro 4 measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | Not measured | 1371 | Only Solar Pro 4 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 34 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 | Solar Pro 4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 12.7 | 28.2 | Solar Pro 4 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 | Solar Pro 4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 1.3 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| Design Arena: agents building web apps | Not measured | 1105 | Only Solar Pro 4 measured |
| Vending-Bench 2 | -$11 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 39 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index30
| Benchmark | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 | Solar Pro 4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 89.1% | Only Solar Pro 4 measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 29.8% | Only Solar Pro 4 measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 80.1% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| Mystery game puzzles | 9.0% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1416 | 1400 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1463 | 1428 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1432 | 1427 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index11
| Benchmark | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 | Solar Pro 4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | 86.7% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1412 | 1421 | Solar Pro 4 |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1435 | 1427 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index40
| Benchmark | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 | Solar Pro 4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SimpleQA Verified | 40.4% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1433 | 1404 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1456 | 1374 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1415 | 1383 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1413 | 1381 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index06
| Benchmark | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 | Solar Pro 4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1052 | 1176 | Solar Pro 4 |
| Design Arena: UI components | 942 | 1147 | Solar Pro 4 |
| Design Arena: game dev | 956 | 1169 | Solar Pro 4 |
| Design Arena: data viz | 950 | 1178 | Solar Pro 4 |
| Design Arena: 3D | 997 | 1178 | Solar Pro 4 |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1032 | 1182 | Solar Pro 4 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 3 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index142
| Benchmark | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 | Solar Pro 4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 70.7% | Only Solar Pro 4 measured |
| DTBench | 80.3% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| LMCA | 29.3% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 75.0% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| Creative writing (Lech Mazur) | 82.4% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text | 1415 | 1388 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1386 | 1375 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1384 | 1317 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: English | 1429 | 1414 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1397 | 1363 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1481 | 1422 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: German | 1408 | 1358 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1386 | 1320 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1375 | 1383 | Solar Pro 4 |
| LMArena Text: French | Not measured | 1400 | Only Solar Pro 4 measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1389 | 1409 | Solar Pro 4 |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1401 | 1357 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1390 | 1304 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1406 | 1385 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1400 | 1382 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1388 | 1344 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1370 | 1332 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 26 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 | Solar Pro 4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Solar Pro 4 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Solar Pro 4 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Solar Pro 4 costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 | Upstage Solar Pro 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Qwen | Upstage |
| Weights | Open weights | No public weights listed |
| Released | July 25, 2025 | August 10, 2026 |
| Context window | 128K | 524K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.45 | $0.15 |
| Output $/Mtok | $3.50 | $0.60 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 1 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 better than Solar Pro 4 for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 for work measured by AA Coding Index or LMArena Text: coding, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 or Solar Pro 4?
Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 costs $0.45 per million input tokens and $3.50 per million output tokens; Solar Pro 4 costs $0.15 and $0.60. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 or Solar Pro 4?
Solar Pro 4, with 524K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks is the Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 vs Solar Pro 4 comparison based on?
35 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Solar Pro 4's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.