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Language model

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct

Alibaba

Released
September 23, 2025
Data date
September 26, 2026

Qwen3 VL 235B A22B Instruct is the direct-answer checkpoint in the large Qwen3-VL MoE tier. It accepts text and images and connects visual content with text knowledge. Of its 235 billion total parameters, 22 billion are active. Instruct fine-tuning targets controllable answers rather than making visible Thinking the defining behavior.

The catalog lists 131,072 context tokens and up to 32,768 output tokens. For multi-step visual analysis, the separate Qwen 3 VL 235B A22B Thinking checkpoint is the relevant alternative. The two checkpoints have different post-training goals.

Specifications and access

SpecificationValue and source
Weights
Open weightsSource
Access
Parameters
235 billionSource
Active parameters
22 billionSource
Context window
131,072 tokensSource
Maximum output
32,768 tokensSource
Knowledge Cutoff
March 2025Source
License
Apache 2.0Source
Inputs
Text, ImageSource
Outputs
TextSource
Tool calling