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Qwen 3 235B

Alibaba largest open-source model

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★4.5ratingPricing · FreeHot
The FalcoScan Intel PanelQwen 3 235B · AI Models
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Hot
Market trend
Rating
4.5
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Qwen 3 235B does

Qwen 3 235B is the flagship model from Alibaba Cloud, achieving top benchmark scores across coding and reasoning.

How Qwen 3 235B compares with its closest alternatives

All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Qwen 3 235B does. All 5 offer an API, as Qwen 3 235B does. Qwen 3 235B offers a command-line tool. Of the 4 alternatives with platforms on record, 3 offer a command-line tool. Qwen 3 235B was founded in 2024; the alternatives were founded between 2023 and 2024, 3 of them earlier. Qwen 3 235B is based in Hangzhou, China; 1 of the 4 alternatives with a known headquarters is in China too, and the others in the United States.

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How Qwen 3 235B compares in AI Models

Qwen 3 235B has high opportunity and sits in the top third of 455 live AI Models tools on FalcoScan. Across AI Models, the average opportunity score is 74.6 and the average saturation score 30.5. FalcoScan rates Qwen 3 235B's own market position as open. 200 of the 455 operating AI Models tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 13 shutdowns in the category.

Qwen 3 235B compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Qwen 3 235BFounded 2024 · Hangzhou, ChinaHighOpenFree—YesYesAPI, CLIHot
DeepSeek R1Founded 2023HighContestedFreemium—YesYesAPIHot
DeepSeek V3Founded 2023 · Hangzhou, ChinaHighOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIHot
Llama 3.3Founded 2024 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFree—YesYesAPI, CLIHot
Llama 3.3 70BFounded 2023 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFree—YesYesAPI, CLIHot
Llama 4 MaverickFounded 2024 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFree—YesYesAPI, CLIHot

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in AI Models.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Qwen 3 235B exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Text GenerationReasoning
Industry Verticals
Software
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Questions

Qwen 3 235B: common questions

Is Qwen 3 235B free?

Yes. FalcoScan lists Qwen 3 235B as free to use.

What are the best alternatives to Qwen 3 235B?

The closest alternatives to Qwen 3 235B that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are DeepSeek R1, DeepSeek V3, Llama 3.3, Llama 3.3 70B, and Llama 4 Maverick.

Is Qwen 3 235B still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Qwen 3 235B as operating at qwenlm.github.io.

Where is Qwen 3 235B based?

Qwen 3 235B is headquartered in Hangzhou, China.

Does Qwen 3 235B have an API?

Yes. Qwen 3 235B offers an API.

Who is Qwen 3 235B for?

Qwen 3 235B is built for developers and researchers.

How do I sign in to Qwen 3 235B?

Sign in on Qwen 3 235B's own website, qwenlm.github.io. FalcoScan reviews Qwen 3 235B but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Qwen 3 235B directly.

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