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Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

Free Models Router vs Qwen3 235B benchmark

This page compares Free Models Router (openrouter) and Qwen3 235B (Alibaba) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 17, 2026. Free Models Router wins on output price at $0/1M. Free Models Router has the larger context window (200k tokens). Every cell below is a dated snapshot from a named public source — we do not invent missing scores, and we do not run SWE-bench ourselves.

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Free Models Router vs Qwen3 235B is a dated snapshot, not a lab score. Free Models Router is the cheaper output token. Elo is crowd preference, not an exam. Pick the column that matches the job.
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Free Models Router

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$0/1M out

Alibaba

Qwen3 235B

Open-weight Qwen3 mixture-of-experts.

235B MoEElo 1,440$1.8199999999999998/1M out

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Free Models Router (3)vsQwen3 235B (6)
Free Models Router: 3W (33%)Overall: Qwen3 235BQwen3 235B: 6W (67%)
← Free Models RouterQwen3 235B →
Qwen3 235B (4/5)

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Preference Elo
—vs1,440
Coding Elo
—vs—
SWE-bench
—vs59.4%
LiveBench
—vs63.5%
GPQA Diamond
—vs76.8%
Free Models Router: 0WQwen3 235B: 4W
Qwen3 235B (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed
—vs74 tok/s
Time to first token
—vs320 ms
Free Models Router: 0WQwen3 235B: 2W
Free Models Router (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price
$0/1Mvs$1.82/1M
Input price
$0/1Mvs$0.455/1M
Context window
200kvs131k
Free Models Router: 3WQwen3 235B: 0W
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Dimensional AdvantageQwen3 235B 4/6
Preference Elo

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Throughput Speed

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Token Price Efficiency

Free Models Router

$1.82/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo
High is better
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EloHigh is better
1,440
LiveBench
High is better
—
LiveBenchHigh is better
63.5%
SWE-bench
High is better
—
SWE-benchHigh is better
59.4%
GPQA
High is better
—
GPQAHigh is better
76.8%
TTFT
Low is better
—
TTFTLow is better
320 ms
Speed
High is better
—
SpeedHigh is better
74 tok/s
In $
Low is better
$0.00 / 1M
In $Low is better
$0.45 / 1M
Out $
Low is better
$0.00 / 1M
Out $Low is better
$1.82 / 1M
Context
High is better
+53%200k
ContextHigh is better
131k

Key Selection Recommendations

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    Free Models Router:Pick Free Models Router when you are optimizing output cost.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatFree Models Router

Lower output list price ($0/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGFree Models Router

Larger window (200k).

Screenshots / visionQwen3 235B

Qwen3 235B is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsinsufficient dataNeed SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chatFree Models RouterLower output list price ($0/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient dataNeed TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAGFree Models RouterLarger window (200k).
Screenshots / visionQwen3 235BQwen3 235B is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

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launchSep 20, 2025

Qwen3 235B: the open MoE Qwen, not the Max SKU

Sep 2025 open-weight mixture-of-experts. Self-host path. Don’t confuse it with Qwen 3 Max.

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Free Models Router

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LiveBench—
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Speed—
Output cost$0/1M
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Qwen3 235B

Elo 1,440
LiveBench63.5%
SWE-bench59.4%
Speed74 tok/s
Output cost$1.82/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Free Models Router or Qwen3 235B?
We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Free Models Router or Qwen3 235B?
SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Free Models Router output tokens are $0/1M versus $1.82/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Free Models Router or Qwen3 235B?
We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?
Free Models Router accepts 200k tokens versus 131k.
Can I self-host either model?
Qwen3 235B is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Free Models Router and Qwen3 235B Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Related news

  • launch · Sep 20, 2025

    Qwen3 235B: the open MoE Qwen, not the Max SKU

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